Long March 2C

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Long March 2C is a Chinese two-stage orbital launch vehicle used primarily to place satellites into low Earth orbit.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Long March 2C canonical 8
CZ-2C 1
Long March 2C with restartable upper stage 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf orbital launch vehicle
countryOfOrigin China
derivedFrom Long March 2
developedBy China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
familyDesignation CZ-2C
linked to: Long March 2C
familyRole light-lift member of Long March family
firstFlightDate 1982-09-09
firstStagePropellants dinitrogen tetroxide
unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
hasVariant Long March 2C with restartable upper stage
linked to: Long March 2C

Long March 2C/SD
linked to: Long March 2C
intendedOrbitTypes low Earth orbit
sun-synchronous orbit
launchAzimuthRange various azimuths for polar and sun-synchronous orbits
launchCapability small payloads
launchEnvironment ground-launched
launchHistory multiple successful launches since the 1980s
launchRecord high success rate compared to total launches
launchSitesUsed Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
launchVehicleType expendable launch system
manufacturer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
market commercial satellite launches
domestic Chinese launches
natoReportingName LM-2C
operator China National Space Administration
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
partOfFamily Long March rocket family
primaryUse launching satellites to low Earth orbit
program Long March program
linked to: Long March
propellantType hypergolic propellants
reusability non-reusable
rocketConfiguration two-stage
secondStagePropellants dinitrogen tetroxide
unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
stages 2
status operational
technologyBase liquid-fueled rocket technology
usedBy Chinese space program
usedFor international customer payloads
remote sensing satellites
scientific satellites
technology demonstration satellites

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wuzhai launchVehicleUsed Long March 2C
Base 25 hasLaunchPadsFor Long March 2C
Long March 2C familyDesignation CZ-2C
linked to: Long March 2C
Long March 2C hasVariant Long March 2C/SD
linked to: Long March 2C
Long March 2C hasVariant Long March 2C with restartable upper stage
linked to: Long March 2C
Long March 2E familyVariantOf Long March 2C
Long March hasVariant Long March 2C
JSLC launchVehicle Long March 2C