Long March 2F
Long March familyChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationRetired
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 5,985 kN
- Height
- 62 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 464 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 8,400 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
7flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate7 of 7
0failuresincluding partial failures
7success streakcurrent
First flight November 19, 1999 · latest September 25, 2008
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Long March 2F flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |