Long March 2C rocket: launch schedule, specs and record

The Long March 2C has 1 launch in T-ZERO’s current data: 1 upcoming (1 with a confirmed date) and 0 recent. Rocket family: Long March. The next dated launch is Long March 2C | Unknown Payload, Nov 5, 2026, 10:00 AM CST.

Launched by: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

None of the Long March 2C launches in the data has flown yet. The dated launch in the data is on Nov 5, 2026. Flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (1). Pads used: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) (1). Counts cover roughly the last two months plus everything scheduled ahead, not the rocket’s full history.

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About the Long March 2C

The Long March 2C is a two-stage rocket built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 42 m (138 ft) tall and can lift 3,850 kg to low Earth orbit. Launch Library 2 counts 66 launches since its first flight on September 9, 1982, 65 successful and 1 failed.

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

More about the Long March 2C: Grokipedia

Long March 2C specifications

Family

Long March

Variant

C

Manufacturer

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages

2

Height

42 m (138 ft)

Diameter

3.35 m (11 ft)

Liftoff mass

233 t (about 514,000 lb)

Payload to LEO

3,850 kg (8,490 lb)

Reusable

No

Status

Active

First flight

September 9, 1982

Long March 2C launch record (all time)

Total launches

66

Successful

65

Failed

1

Success rate

98.5% (successes out of successes + failures)

Current success streak

44

Pending (scheduled in LL2)

1

How the Long March 2C compares

By payload to low Earth orbit (3,850 kg) it ranks 23rd of the 37 rockets on T-ZERO with a listed value; the largest is the Starship V3 at 100,000 kg. By height (42 m) it ranks 29th of the 40 rockets on T-ZERO with a listed value; the largest is the Starship V3 at 124.4 m.

Other Long March-family rockets on T-ZERO: Long March 10A, Long March 12, Long March 12A, Long March 2D, Long March 2F/G, Long March 4B, Long March 6A, Long March 8A.

Where the Long March 2C launches from

• Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China: 1 upcoming · pads: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) (1) · Where to watch launches here

Counts are launches in T-ZERO’s current data (upcoming plus roughly the last two months).

Upcoming launches (1)

1. Photo: LL2

   Long March 2C | Unknown Payload

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   Nov 5, 2026, 10:00 AM CST

   Long March 2C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Recent launches (0)

No recent launches in the data.