The Long March 2D (Chinese: 长征二号丁火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D, and LM-2D, is a Chinese two-stage orbital carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites. It is manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).[3]

Long March 2D
Rendering of Long March 2D.
FunctionCarrier rocket
ManufacturerSAST
Country of originChina
Cost per launchUS$30 million[1]
Size
Height41.056 m (134.70 ft)[2]
Diameter3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Mass232,250 kg (512,020 lb)
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass3,500 kg (7,700 lb)[3]
Payload to SSO
Mass1,300 kg (2,900 lb)[4]
Associated rockets
FamilyLong March
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesLA-2/138 and LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC
LA-9, TSLC
LA-3, XSLC
Total launches92
Success(es)91
Partial failure(s)1
First flight9 August 1992
Last flight27 September 2024
First stage
Height27.91 m
Diameter3.35 m
Propellant mass182,000 kg (401,000 lb)
Powered by4 YF-21C
Maximum thrust2,961.6 kN (665,800 lbf)
Specific impulse2,550 m/s (8,400 ft/s)
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
Second stage
Height10.9 m
Diameter3.35 m
Propellant mass52,700 kg (116,200 lb)
Powered by1 YF-24C
(1 x YF-22C (Main))
(4 x YF-23C (Vernier))
Maximum thrust742.04 kN (166,820 lbf) (Main)
47.1 kN (10,600 lbf) (Vernier)
Specific impulse2,942 m/s (300.0 s) (Main)
2,834 m/s (289.0 s) (Vernier)
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
Third stage (optional) – YZ-3
Powered by1 × YF-50D
Maximum thrust6.5 kN (1,500 lbf)
Specific impulse315.5 s (3.094 km/s)
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH

It is mainly launched from areas LA-2B and LA-4 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2D made its maiden flight on 9 August 1992. It was initially used to launch FSW-2 and FSW-3 reconnaissance satellites. More recently it has also launched from LA-9 TSLC and LA-3 XSLC.

Unlike all other members of the Long March 2 rocket family, the Long March 2D is a two-stage version of the Long March 4 launch vehicle.[3][5]

Launch statistics

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3
6
9
12
15
1992
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

List of launches

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Long March 2D launch of VRSS-1 in September 2012
 
Launch of the first Venezuelan Earth observation satellite, VRSS-1 / Miranda, by the LM-2D launch vehicle.
 
Launch of the first Venezuelan Earth observation satellite, VRSS-1 / Miranda.

The Long March 2D made its maiden flight on 9 August 1992.

Flight number Serial number Date (UTC) Launch site Upper stage Payload Orbit Result
1 Y1 9 August 1992
08:00
LA-2/138, JSLC None FSW-2 No.1 LEO Success
2 Y2 3 July 1994
08:00
LA-2/138, JSLC None FSW-2 No.2 LEO Success
3 Y3 20 October 1996
07:20
LA-2/138, JSLC None FSW-2 No.3 LEO Success
4 Y4 3 November 2003
07:20
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None FSW-3 No.1 LEO Success
5 Y5 27 September 2004
08:00
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None FSW-3 No.2 LEO Success
6 Y6 5 July 2005
22:40
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shijian 7 SSO Success
7 Y7 29 August 2005
08:45
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None FSW-3 No.3 LEO Success
8 Y8 25 May 2007
07:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 2
ZDPS-1
SSO Success
9 Y12 5 November 2008
00:15
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shiyan 3
Chuangxin-1-02
SSO Success
10 Y9 1 December 2008
04:42
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 4 SSO Success
11 Y10 9 December 2009
08:42
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 7 SSO Success
12 Y15 15 June 2010
01:39
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shijian 12 SSO Success
13 Y14 24 August 2010
07:10
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Tianhui-1A SSO Success
14 Y11 22 September 2010
02:42
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 11
ZDPS-1A
ZDPS-1B
SSO Success
15 Y19 20 November 2011
00:15
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shiyan 4
Chuangxin-1-03
SSO Success
16 Y17 6 May 2012
07:10
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Tianhui-1B SSO Success
17 Y16 29 September 2012
04:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None VRSS-1 SSO Success
18 Y22 18 December 2012
16:13
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Göktürk-2 SSO Success
19 Y18 26 April 2013
04:13
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 1
TurkSat-3USat
NEE-01 Pegaso
CubeBug-1
SSO Success
20 Y23 25 November 2013
02:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shiyan 5 SSO Success
21 Y25 4 September 2014
00:15
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Chuangxin-1-04
Lingqiao
SSO Success
22 Y24 20 November 2014
07:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 24 SSO Success
23 Y21 14 September 2015
04:42
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 9 SSO Success
24 Y37 7 October 2015
04:13
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Jilin-1A
Jilin-1B
Jilin-1C
Jilin-1D
SSO Success
25 Y26 26 October 2015
07:10
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Tianhui-1C SSO Success
26 Y31 17 December 2015
00:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None DAMPE SSO Success
27 Y36 5 April 2016
17:38
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shijian 10 LEO Success
28 Y27 15 May 2016
02:43
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 30 SSO Success
29 Y32 15 August 2016
17:40
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None QSS
LiXing-1
3Cat-2
SSO Success
30 Y34 11 November 2016
23:14
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yunhai-1-01 SSO Success
31 Y33 21 December 2016
19:22
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None TanSat SSO Success
32 Y39 28 December 2016
03:23
LA-9, TSLC None SuperView-1 01
SuperView-1 02
BY70-1
SSO Partial failure
33 Y30 9 October 2017
04:13
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None VRSS-2 SSO Success
34 Y47 3 December 2017
04:11
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None LKW-1 SSO Success
35 Y48 23 December 2017
04:14
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None LKW-2 SSO Success
36 Y40 9 January 2018
03:24
LA-9, TSLC None SuperView-1 03
SuperView-1 04
SSO Success
37 Y49 13 January 2018
07:10
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None LKW-3 SSO Success
38 Y13 2 February 2018
07:51
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None CSES (Zhangheng 1) SSO Success
39 Y50 17 March 2018
07:10
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None LKW-4 SSO Success
40 Y20 2 June 2018
04:13
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 6
Luojia 1
SSO Success
41 Y28 19 November 2018
23:40
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shiyan 6-01
Jiading 1
Tianzhi-1
SSO Success
42 Y38 7 December 2018
04:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None SaudiSat 5A
SaudiSat 5B
SSO Success
43 Y35 29 December 2018
08:00
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC YZ-3 Yunhai-2 01-06
Hongyan-1
LEO Success
44 Y43 25 September 2019
00:54
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yunhai-1-02 SSO Success
45 Y58 15 January 2020
02:53
LA-9, TSLC None Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01
ÑuSat-7
ÑuSat-8
SSO Success
46 Y61 19 February 2020
21:07
LA-3, XSLC None XJSS C/D/E/F LEO Success
47 Y51 31 May 2020
08:53
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 9-02
HEAD-4
SSO Success
48 Y52 17 June 2020
07:19
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 9-03
HEAD-5
ZDPS-3
SSO Success
49 Y29 4 July 2020
23:44
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shiyan 6-02 SSO Success
50 Y56 6 August 2020
04:01
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 9-04 SSO Success
51 Y57 23 August 2020
02:27
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Gaofen 9-05
Tiantuo 5
SSO Success
52 Y54 11 June 2021
03:03
LA-9, TSLC None Beijing-3A
Hisea-2
Yang Wang-1
Tianjian (TKSY01-TJ)
SSO Success
53 Y74 3 July 2021
02:51
LA-9, TSLC None Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01B
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 3
Xingshidai-10
SSO Success
54 Y62 29 July 2021
04:01
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Tianhui-1D SSO Success
55 Y53 14 October 2021
10:51
LA-9, TSLC None CHASE (Chinese Hα Solar Explorer)
Golden Bauhinia-2
Guidao Daqi Midu TSW
HEAD-2E
HEAD-2F
MOTS
QX-1
SSS-1
SSS-2A
Tianshu-1
Tianyuan-1
SSO Success
56 Y63 6 November 2021
03:00
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 35A
Yaogan 35B
Yaogan 35C
LEO Success
57 Y41 29 December 2021
11:13
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Tianhui-4 SSO Success
58 Y70 17 January 2022
02:35
LA-9, TSLC None Shiyan 13 SSO Success
59 Y79 5 May 2022
02:38
LA-9, TSLC None Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01C
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7
SSO Success
60 Y64 23 June 2022
02:22
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 35-02A
Yaogan 35-02B
Yaogan 35-02C
LEO Success
61 Y65 29 July 2022
13:28
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 35-03A
Yaogan 35-03B
Yaogan 35-03C
LEO Success
62 Y66 19 August 2022
17:37
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 35-04A
Yaogan 35-04B
Yaogan 35-04C
LEO Success
63 Y75 24 August 2022
03:01
LA-9, TSLC None Beijing-3B SSO Success
64 Y67 6 September 2022
04:19
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 35-05A
Yaogan 35-05B
Yaogan 35-05C
LEO Success
65 Y76 20 September 2022
23:15
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yunhai-1 03 SSO Success
66 Y68 26 September 2022
13:38
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 36-01A
Yaogan 36-01B
Yaogan 36-01C
LEO Success
67 Y55 8 October 2022
23:43
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None ASO-S (Kuafu-1) SSO Success
68 Y69 14 October 2022
19:12
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 36-02A
Yaogan 36-02B
Yaogan 36-02C
LEO Success
69 Y72 29 October 2022
01:01
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shiyan 20C LEO Success
70 Y89 27 November 2022
12:23
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 36-03A
Yaogan 36-03B
Yaogan 36-03C
LEO Success
71 Y45 8 December 2022
18:31
LA-9, TSLC None Gaofen 5-01A SSO Success
72 Y80 14 December 2022
18:25
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 36-04A
Yaogan 36-04B
Yaogan 36-04C
LEO Success
73 Y73 13 January 2023
07:00
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yaogan 37
Shiyan 22A
Shiyan 22B
LEO Success
74 Y71 15 January 2023
03:14
LA-9, TSLC None Beiyou-1
Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 34
Jilin-1 Hongwai-A 07/08
Jilin-1 MF-02A 03/04/07
Luojia-3-01
Qilu-2/3
Rizhao-3
Golden Bauhinia-3/4/6
SSO Success
75 Y90 30 March 2023
10:50
LA-9, TSLC None PIESAT-1A 01
PIESAT-1B 01
PIESAT-1B 02
PIESAT-1B 03
SSO Success
76 Y88 15 June 2023
05:30
LA-9, TSLC None 8 × Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D
30 x Jilin-1 Gaofen-06A
2 x Jilin-1 Pingtai-02A
Heergousi-1
SSO Success
77 Y91 23 July 2023
02:50
LA-9, TSLC None Lingxi-03
Skysight AS-01
Skysight AS-02
Skysight AS-03
LEO Success
78 Y81 26 July 2023
20:02
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 36-05A
Yaogan 36-05B
Yaogan 36-05C
LEO Success
79 Y82 31 August 2023
07:36
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 39-01A
Yaogan 39-01B
Yaogan 39-01C
LEO Success
80 Y83 17 September 2023
04:13
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 39-02A
Yaogan 39-02B
Yaogan 39-02C
LEO Success
81 Y84 5 October 2023
00:24
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 39-03A
Yaogan 39-03B
Yaogan 39-03C
LEO Success
82 Y77 15 October 2023
00:54
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Yunhai-1 04 SSO Success
83 Y85 23 October 2023
20:03
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 39-04A
Yaogan 39-04B
Yaogan 39-04C
LEO Success
84 Y59 23 November 2023
10:00
LA-3, XSLC YZ-3 Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2A, 2B, 2C LEO Success
85 Y86 10 December 2023
01:58
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 39-05A
Yaogan 39-05B
Yaogan 39-05C
LEO Success
86 Y87 21 March 2024
05:27
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC YZ-3 Yunhai-2 × 6 (07-12) LEO Success
87 Y102 2 April 2024
22:56
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 42-01 LEO Success
88 Y97 15 April 2024
04:12
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None SuperView Neo 3-01 SSO Success
89 Y103 20 April 2024
23:45
LA-3, XSLC None Yaogan 42-02 LEO Success
90 Y98 20 May 2024
03:06
LA-9, TSLC None Beijing-3C (01-04) SSO Success
91 Y99 20 September 2024
04:11
LA-9, TSLC None Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B (01-06) SSO Success
92 Y78 27 September 2024
10:30
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC None Shijian-19 LEO Success
93 Y? December 2024
LA-3, XSLC None TBA SSO Planned

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