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Long March 2A

Long March 2A

Long March family · built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · maiden flight 1974-11-05

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17

The Long March 2 is a rocket family of expendable launch vehicles operated by China

Specifications

31.17 mLength
3.35 mDiameter
190 tLaunch mass
2Stages
2786 kNLiftoff thrust

Payload Capacity

1800 kgTo LEO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

4Total launches
3Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

4In our archive
75.0%Success rate
Nov 05, 1974 09:40 UTCEarliest tracked
Jan 26, 1978 05:00 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Long March 2 | FSW-0 3 Jan 26, 1978 05:00 UTC Success
Long March 2 | FSW-0 2 Dec 07, 1976 04:38 UTC Success
Long March 2 | FSW-0 1 Nov 26, 1975 03:27 UTC Success
Long March 2 | FSW-0 0 Nov 05, 1974 09:40 UTC Failure

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