Long March 2D

Long March 2D

Long March 2D
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	CALT
Country of origin	People's Republic of China
Size
Height	41.056 metres (134.70 ft)[1]
Diameter	3.35 metres (11.0 ft)[1]
Mass	232,250 kilograms (512,000 lb)[1]
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	3,500 kilograms (7,700 lb)[1]
Payload to SSO	1,300 kilograms (2,900 lb)[2]
Associated rockets
Family	Long March
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	LA-2B/SLS-2, JSLC
Total launches	14
Successes	14
Maiden flight	9 August 1992

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. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites. It is mainly launched from areas 2B and 2S at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center but can be launched from China's other satellite launch centers. The Long March 2D made its maiden flight on 9 August 1992. It is most commonly used to launch FSW-2 and 3 reconnaissance satellites.

Launches

The Long March 2D made its maiden flight on 9 August 1992. It has so far had a perfect launch record of 11 consecutive successful launches. On 25 May 2007, a Long March 2D conducted China's 100th successful orbital launch, when it placed the Yaogan 2 satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu Province. It also successfully launched the Yaogan-4 satellite on 1 December 2008.^[3] This was the 113th launch of China's Long March series of rockets.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Mark Wade. "CZ-2D". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz2d.htm. Retrieved 1 May 2008. 
2. ^ http://www.cgwic.com/LaunchServices/LaunchVehicle/LM2D.html
3. ^ http://www.asmmag.com/news/china-launches-yaogan-4-satellite

1. http://www.asmmag.com/news/china-launches-yaogan-4-satellite