Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Long March 2D
Category
Country
Production
1992–
Unit Price (current)
$30.0M
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
28
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$30.0M
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeMedium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1992
- ManufacturerShanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
- Stages2
- StatusOperational
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO3,500 kg
- Payload to SSO1,300 kg
- Liftoff Thrust2,961.6
- Liftoff Mass232.25 t
- Height41.056 m
- Diameter3.35 m
- Success Rate104
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantN2O4 / UDMH
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches105
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch30,000,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1992Production started
34
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
85MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES28POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES315PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS41PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES242PRICE · ALL WEAPONS26PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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