Long March 2C

Long March 2C

Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	CALT
Country of origin	People's Republic of China
Size
Height	42 metres (138 ft)
Diameter	3.35 metres (11.0 ft)
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:

• 2C/SD — Commercial satellite launcher.
• 2C/SD — Smart dispenser allows delivery of two satellites simultaneously.
• 2C/SM — Improved version.

Specifications

• Stages: 2
• Length: 39.925 meters
• Maximum diameter: 3.35 meters
• Liftoff mass: 213 tons
• Liftoff thrust: 2962 kilonewtons
• 2nd stage thrust: 742/47 kilonewtons (main/vernier)
• Payload to LEO: 2400 kilograms.

Launches

Date	Launch site	Payload	Outcome	Comments
26 Nov. 1975	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
7 Dec. 1976	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
26 Jan. 1978	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
9 Sept. 1982	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
19 Aug. 1983	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
12 Sept. 1984	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
21 Oct. 1985	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
6 Oct. 1986	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
5 Aug. 1987	Jiuquan	FHW/Piggyback	Success	LEO
9 Sept. 1987	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
5 Aug. 1988	Jiuquan	FHW/Piggyback	Success	LEO
5 Oct. 1990	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
6 Oct. 1992	Jiuquan	Freja/FHW-2	Success	LEO
8 Oct. 1993	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
1 Sept. 1997	Taiyuan	Motorola with mock up	Success	LEO
8 Dec. 1997	Jiuquan	Motorola	Success	LEO
26 Mar. 1998	Jiuquan	Motorola	Success	LEO
2 May 1998	Jiuquan	Motorola	Success	LEO
20 Aug. 1998	Jiuquan	Motorola	Success	LEO
19 Dec. 1998	Jiuquan	Motorola	Success	LEO
12 June 1999	Jiuquan	Motorola	Success	LEO
30 Dec. 2003	Xichang	TC-1	Success	EEO
18 April 2004	Xichang	Experimental Satellite-1/ Nano Satellite-1	Success	SSO
25 July 2004	Taiyuan	TC-2	Success	LEO
29 Aug. 2004	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
18Nov. 2004	Xichang	Experiment Satellite-2	Success	LEO
2 Aug. 2005	Jiuquan	FHW	Success	LEO
9 Sept. 06	Taiyuan	Shijian-8	Success	LEO
11 April 2007	Taiyuan	OceanSat-1B	Success	SSO
6 Sep. 2008	Taiyuan	Huanjing-A&B	Success	SSO
22 April 2009	Taiyuan	Yaogan- 6	Success	SSO
12 Nov. 2009	Jiuquan	SJ-11-01	Success	SSO

References

• "LM-2C USER'S MANUAL". CALT. 1999. http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/china/launch/lm2c/index.html.