Long March 2D

Long March 2D
Chinese orbital carrier rocket
	Long March 2D launch of VRSS-1 in September 2012
Has use	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	SAST
Country of origin	China
Cost per launch	US$30 million
Size
Height	41.056 m (134.70 ft)
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)
Payload to SSO
Mass	1,300 kg (2,900 lb)
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
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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[]

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	, 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.

[1] "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.

[EA-2] Mark Wade. "CZ-2D". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.

[bryce-2020-3] "China's Orbital Launch Activity 2020" (PDF). Bryce Space and Technology. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[4] "LM-2D". China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[5] "Long March 2D launch vehicle (LM-2D)" (in Chinese). China Great Wall Industry Corporation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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