Long March 2F Vehicle Overview
A complete overview of the Long March 2F launch vehicle, including launch stats, vehicle info and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
Long March 2F
Family
Long March 2
Manufacturer
First Launch
19 Nov 1999
Successful Launches
24
Failed Launches
0
Rocket Info (Long March 2F/G)
Status
Active
Stages
2
Length
62 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
464 tons
Reusability
Not Reusable
Payload Info (Long March 2F/G)
LEO Capacity
8,399 kg
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Launch Sites used by Long March 2F
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
China's first spaceport, pivotal for crewed missions and satellite launches.