Long March 2C


The Long March 2C, also known as the Chang Zheng 2C, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Developed and manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the Long March 2C made its first launch on 9 September 1982. It is a two-stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine. The launch vehicle was derived from the DF-5 ICBM.
Several variants of this launch vehicle have been built, all using an optional third solid motor stage:
  • 2C/SD: Commercial satellite launcher with a multi-satellite smart dispenser allowing delivery of two satellites simultaneously
  • 2C/SM: Version for delivery of small satellites to high orbits
  • 2C/SMA: Improved version of the 2C/SM
According to the website Gunter's Space Page, in addition to the launches listed in the following table, there may have been six additional CZ-2C launches during 2014 and 2015. These possible launches apparently were conducted at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on the following dates: 9 January 2014, 7 August 2014, 2 December 2014, 7 June 2015, 20 August 2015, and 23 November 2015; five of these six launches were apparently successful, while the launch on 7 August 2014 appears to have failed. However, due to the lack of additional sources for these six launches, they are not currently included in the following launch list.
Aerodynamic grid fins were added on the Long March 2C in 2019 to help guide falling stages away from populated areas. China is studying using reusable rocket technology in the future. A fairing recovery system through parachutes has been tested during the Yaogan 30-09 and Yaogan 30-10 launches in order to improve control of debris landing inland on potentially populated areas.

Launch statistics

List of launches

Flight numberSerial numberDate Launch siteUpper stage PayloadOrbitResult
1Y19 September 1982
07:19		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.4LEO
2Y219 August 1983
06:00		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.5LEO
3Y312 September 1984
05:44		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.6LEO
4Y421 October 1985
05:04		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.7LEO
5Y56 October 1986
05:40		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.8LEO
6Y65 August 1987
06:39		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-0 No.9LEO
7Y79 September 1987
07:15		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.1LEO
8Y85 August 1988
07:29		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.2LEO
9Y95 October 1990
06:14		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.3LEO
10Y106 October 1992
06:20		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.4
Freja		LEO
11Y118 October 1993
08:00		LA-2/138, JSLCFSW-1 No.5LEO
122CFP-Y11 September 1997
14:00		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium mass simulator A
Iridium mass simulator B		LEO
132CFP-Y28 December 1997
07:16		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 42
Iridium 44		LEO
142CFP-Y325 March 1998
17:01		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 51
Iridium 61		LEO
152CFP-Y42 May 1998
09:16		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 69
Iridium 71		LEO
162CFP-Y519 August 1998
23:01		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 76
Iridium 78		LEO
172CFP-Y619 December 1998
11:39		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 88
Iridium 89		LEO
182CFP-Y711 June 1999
17:15		LA-7, TSLC2C/SDIridium 92
Iridium 93		LEO
192CSM-Y129 December 2003
19:06		LA-3, XSLC2C/SMDouble Star 1HEO
20Y1418 April 2004
15:59		LA-3, XSLCShiyan 1
Nano Satellite 1		SSO
212CSM-Y225 July 2004
07:05		LA-7, TSLC2C/SMDouble Star 2HEO
22Y1229 August 2004
07:50		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCFSW-4 No.1LEO
23Y1518 November 2004
10:45		LA-3, XSLCShiyan 2SSO
24Y132 August 2005
07:30		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCFSW-4 No.2LEO
25Y169 September 2006
07:00		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 8LEO
26Y1811 April 2007
03:27		LA-7, TSLCHaiYang-1BSSO
272CSMA-Y16 September 2008
03:25		LA-7, TSLC2C/SMAHuanjing-1A
Huanjing-1B		SSO
28Y1922 April 2009
02:55		LA-7, TSLCYaogan 6SSO
29Y2112 November 2009
02:45		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-01SSO
30Y256 July 2011
04:28		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-03SSO
31Y2429 July 2011
07:42		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-02SSO
32Y2618 August 2011
09:28		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-04SSO
33Y2029 November 2011
18:50		LA-9, TSLCYaogan 13SSO
342CSMA-Y214 October 2012
03:25		LA-9, TSLC2C/SMAShijian 9A
Shijian 9B		SSO
35Y1718 November 2012
22:53		LA-9, TSLCHuanjing-1C
Xinyan 1
Fengniao 1		SSO
36Y2315 July 2013
09:27		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-05SSO
37Y2829 October 2013
02:50		LA-9, TSLCYaogan 18SSO
38Y2731 March 2014
02:46		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-06SSO
39Y3128 September 2014
05:13		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-07SSO
40Y3227 October 2014
06:59		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 11-08SSO
41Y3514 November 2014
18:53		LA-9, TSLCYaogan 23SSO
42Y2929 September 2017
04:21		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-01 A/B/CLEO
43Y3324 November 2017
18:10		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-02 A/B/CLEO
44Y3425 December 2017
19:44		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-03 A/B/CLEO
45Y3625 January 2018
05:39		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-04 A/B/CLEO
46Y4427 June 2018
03:30		LC-3, XSLCXJSS A/BLEO
472CSMA-Y39 July 2018
03:56		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/SMAPRSS-1
PakTES-1A		SSO
48Y397 September 2018
03:15		LA-9, TSLCHaiYang-1CSSO
49Y389 October 2018
02:43		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SYaogan 32A, 32BSSO
50Y2229 October 2018
00:43		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCCFOSATSSO
51Y3726 July 2019
03:57		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-05 A/B/CLEO
52Y4224 March 2020
03:43		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-06 A/B/CLEO
53Y4010 June 2020
18:31		LA-9, TSLCHaiYang 1DSSO
54Y4326 October 2020
15:19		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-07 A/B/CLEO
55Y476 May 2021
18:11		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-08 A/B/C
Tianqi-12		LEO
56Y4818 June 2021
06:30		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-09 A/B/C
Tianqi-14		LEO
57Y4919 July 2021
00:19		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 30-10 A/B/C
Tianqi-15		LEO
58Y5124 August 2021
11:15		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SRSW-01
RSW-02
Undisclosed payload		LEO
59Y413 November 2021
07:43		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SYaogan 32-02 A/BSSO
60Y625 March 2022
06:01		LA-3, XSLCYinhe Hangtian-2 01/.../06
Xuanming Xingyuan		LEO
61Y7029 April 2022
04:11		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCSuperView Neo 1-01/02 SSO
62Y5320 May 2022
10:30		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SLEO Test Sat 1/2
Digui Tongxin Weixing		LEO
63Y652 June 2022
04:00		LA-3, XSLCGeeSAT-1 01/.../09LEO
64Y7115 July 2022
22:57		LA-9, TSLCSuperView Neo 2-01/02 SSO
65Y6612 October 2022
22:53		LA-9, TSLCS-SAR 01 SSO
66Y6112 January 2023
18:10		LA-3, XSLCApstar 6E +GTO
67Y6324 February 2023
04:01		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCHorus-1SSO
68Y6413 March 2023
04:02		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCHorus-2SSO
69Y6021 May 2023
08:00		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCMSS-1 A/B
Luojia-2 01		LEO
70Y529 July 2023
11:00		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1A, 1BLEO
71Y468 August 2023
22:53		LA-9, TSLCS-SAR 02 SSO
72Y5616 November 2023
03:55		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHaiyang-3ASSO
73Y544 December 2023
04:10		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCMisrSat-2
Xingchi-2A/2B		SSO
74Y7330 December 2023
00:13		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4A, 4B, 4CLEO
75Y309 January 2024
07:03		LA-3, XSLCEinstein ProbeLEO
76Y852 February 2024
23:37		LA-3, XSLCGeeSAT-2 10/.../20LEO
77Y8613 March 2024
12:51		LA-3, XSLC2C/YZ-1SDRO-A, BSelenocentric
78Y5022 June 2024
07:00		LA-3, XSLCSVOM
CATCH 1		LEO
79Y8223 October 2024
01:09		LA-3, XSLCYaogan 43-03A/B/CLEO
80Y559 November 2024
03:39		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCPIESAT-2A 01
PIESAT-2B 01-03		SSO
81Y5724 November 2024
23:39		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCSuperView Neo 2-03/04SSO
82Y8127 February 2025
07:08		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCSuperView Neo 1-03/04SSO
83Y8716 September 2025
01:06		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC2C/YZ-1SHuliangwang Jishu Shiyan 7A,B,C,DLEO
84Y?19 November 2025
04:01		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCShijian 30A
Shijian 30B
Shijian 30C		LEO
85Y?15 January 2026
04:01		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCAlSat 3ASSO
86Y?31 January 2026
04:01		LA-4/SLS-2, JSLCAlSat 3BSSO