Long March 2 original configuration
The original Long March 2 was China's first large two-stage orbital launcher and the foundation of the extensive Long March 2 series. Its 1974 maiden flight failed after a control-system wire fault, but three subsequent missions successfully launched recoverable reconnaissance satellites before the configuration was retired.
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- Aliases
- Original Long March 2Chang Zheng 2CZ-2LM-2Long March 2A长征二号长征二号甲
- Family Name
- Long March 2
- Full Name
- Long March 2 original configuration
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Original
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- Description
- The original Long March 2 was China's first large two-stage orbital launcher and the foundation of the extensive Long March 2 series. Its 1974 maiden flight failed after a control-system wire fault, but three subsequent missions successfully launched recoverable reconnaissance satellites before the configuration was retired.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.35
- Height M
- 32.6
- First Flight Year
- 1,974
- Last Flight Year
- 1,978
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 190,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 1,800
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 06:26:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 11:43:47 UTC
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