Long March 2F/G
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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. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 6,530 kN
- Height
- 62 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Launch mass
- 464 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 8,399 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
First flight September 29, 2011 · latest May 24, 2026 · 15:08 UTC
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/G flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |