Long March 2C

**Long March 2C**
Size

Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	CALT
Country of origin	People's Republic of China
Height	42 metres (138 ft)^[1]
Diameter	3.35 metres (11.0 ft)^[1]
Mass	233,000 kilograms (510,000 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	3,850 kilograms (8,500 lb)
Payload to SSO	2C: 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb) 2C/SMA: 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)
Payload to GTO	2C/SM: 1,250 kilograms (2,800 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	Long March
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	JSLC, TSLC, and XSLC
Total launches	36
Successes	35
Failures	1
Maiden flight	2C: 26 November 1975

Long March 2C (LM-2C), or Chang Zheng 2C (CZ-2C) as in Chinese pinyin is a member of the Long March 2 rocket family, an expendable launch system operated by the People's Republic of China. This vehicle was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, and the first launch occurred on November 26, 1975. It is a two-stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethyl Hydrazine. Beginning from its first launch, the Long March 2C had 34 consecutive successful launches until its first failure in 2011.

Several variants of this launch vehicle have been built:

Specifications

Date	Launch site	Payload	Outcome	Comments
2008-09-06	Taiyuan	Two Huanjing satellites	Success^[2]

Long March rockets

LM 1 family	Long March 1 1D

LM 2 family	Feng Bao 1 Long March 2A 2C 2D 2E 2E(A) 2F 2F/G 2G?

LM 3 family	Long March 3 3A 3B 3B/E 3B(A) 3C

LM 4 family	Long March 4A 4B 4C

LM 5 family	Light Medium A B C D E F

LM 6 family	Long March 6

LM 7 family	Long March 7

See also: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

Robotic programs

Current	Shenzhou program · Tiangong

In development	Chang'e program · Tiangong · Circumlunar Shenzhou · Chinese Space Shuttle

Past missions

Shuguang · Piloted FSW · Project 863

Spaceports

People

Scientists	Du Qinghua · Fan Ruixiang · Hu Haichang · Huang Chunping · Long Lehao · Luan Enjie · Ouyang Ziyuan · Qi Faren · Qian Xuesen · Sun Laiyan · Wan Hu · Wang Yongzhi · Wei Yiqing · Ye Peijian · Zhuang Fenggan · Zhang Guitian · Zhao Jiuzhang · Zhu Miaolong

Astronauts	List of Chinese astronauts (Shuguang Group 1970 · China Group 1996 · Chinese Group 1)

Expendable launch systems

Current	Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II IV Dnepr-1 GSLV H-IIA H-IIB Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos-3M Long March 1D 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B 3C 4B 4C Minotaur I IV Naro-1 Paektusan Pegasus Proton K M PSLV Rokot Safir Shavit Shtil' Start-1 Strela Soyuz U FG 2 Taurus Unha VLS-1 Volna Zenit 2 2M 3SL 3SLB 3F

Planned	Angara Antares Athena Ic IIc GSLV III Haas Long March 5 6 7 Minotaur V RPS-420 Rus-M Soyuz-1 Simorgh TSLV Tsyklon-4 Vega

Previous	Ariane 1 2 3 4 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Black Arrow Caleb Conestoga Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 III Diamant Energia Europa Falcon 1‡ Feng Bao 1 H-I H-II J-I Juno I Juno II Kosmos 1 2I 3 Lambda 4S Long March 1 2A 2E 3 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V) N1 N-I N-II Pilot R-7 Luna Molniya M Polyot Soyuz L M U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M Saturn I IB V INT-21 Scout SLV Sparta Thor Able Ablestar Agena Burner Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon 2 3 Vanguard

‡ – Falcon 1 was designed for partial reuse. However, recovery failed on the first three flights and the remaining vehicles were flown expendably.