Padside

Long March 2C

Long March family · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Active

Wikipedia ↗Compare with… →

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Specifications

Thrust
Height
42 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch mass
233 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
LEO capacity
3,850 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity
1,400 kg

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
65
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
98.5%
64 of 65
Current success streak
43
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches