Long March 2D
Chinese orbital carrier rocket | |
Has use | Carrier rocket |
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Manufacturer | SAST |
Country of origin | China |
Cost per launch | US$30 million [1] |
Size | |
Height | 41.056 m (134.70 ft) [2] |
Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
Mass | 232,250 kg (512,020 lb) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) [3] |
Payload to SSO | |
Mass | 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) [4] |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Long March |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | and LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC , TSLC , XSLC |
Total launches | 57 |
Success(es) | 56 |
Partial failure(s) | 1 |
First flight | 9 August 1992 |
Last flight | 29 December 2021 |
First stage | |
Height | 27.91 m |
Diameter | 3.35 m |
Propellant mass | 182,000 kg (401,000 lb) |
Powered by | 4 YF-21C |
Maximum thrust | 2,961.6 kN (665,800 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 2,550 m/s (8,400 ft/s) |
Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
Second stage | |
Height | 10.9 m |
Diameter | 3.35 m |
Propellant mass | 52,700 kg (116,200 lb) |
Powered by | 1 YF-24C (1 x YF-22C (Main)) (4 x YF-23C (Vernier)) |
Maximum thrust | 742.04 kN (166,820 lbf) (Main) 47.1 kN (10,600 lbf) (Vernier) |
Specific impulse | 2,942 m/s (300.0 s) (Main) 2,834 m/s (289.0 s) (Vernier) |
Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
Third stage (optional) – YZ-3 | |
Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
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 orbital carrier rocket. Manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), the Long March 2D is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.[3]
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.
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]
List of launches[]
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 |
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1 | Y1 | 9 August 1992 08:00 |
, 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 | 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 |
SSO | Success |
9 | Y12 | 5 November 2008 00:15 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | 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 | SSO | Success | |
13 | Y14 | 24 August 2010 07:10 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | SSO | Success | |
14 | Y11 | 22 September 2010 02:42 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | Yaogan 11 |
SSO | Success |
15 | Y19 | 20 November 2011 00:15 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | SSO | Success | |
16 | Y17 | 6 May 2012 07:10 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | 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 |
SSO | Success |
20 | Y23 | 25 November 2013 02:12 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | SSO | Success | |
21 | Y25 | 4 September 2014 00:15 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | 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 | 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 | 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 |
SSO | Success |
30 | Y34 | 11 November 2016 23:14 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | 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 |
, TSLC | None | 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 | SSO | Success | |
35 | Y48 | 23 December 2017 04:14 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | SSO | Success | |
36 | Y40 | 9 January 2018 03:24 |
LA-9, TSLC | None | SSO | Success | |
37 | Y49 | 13 January 2018 07:10 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | 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 | 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 | 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 | 01-06 |
LEO | Success |
44 | Y43 | 25 September 2019 00:54 |
LA-4/SLS-2, JSLC | None | SSO | Success | |
45 | Y58 | 15 January 2020 02:53 |
LA-9, TSLC | None | Jilin-1 Wideband 01 ÑuSat-7 ÑuSat-8 |
SSO | Success |
46 | Y61 | 19 February 2020 21:07 |
, XSLC | None | 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 | 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-3 01 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 | SSO | Success |
References[]
- ^ "Surplus Missile Motors: Sale Price Drives Potential Effects on DOD and Commercial Launch Providers" (PDF). Government Accountability Office. August 2017. p. 30. Retrieved 22 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Mark Wade. "CZ-2D". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "China's Orbital Launch Activity 2020" (PDF). Bryce Space and Technology. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "LM-2D". China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Long March 2D launch vehicle (LM-2D)" (in Chinese). China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
External links[]
- "LM-2D". China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- "CZ-2 (Chang Zheng-2)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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