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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 2F
Category
Country
Production
1999–
Quantity
29
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ 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 Typetwo-stage hypergolic-fuelled medium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1999
- ManufacturerChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
- Stages2
- StatusOperational
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO8,400 kg
- Liftoff Thrust3,265.14
- Liftoff Mass464 t
- Height62 m
- Diameter3.35 m
- Success Rate29
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantN2O4/UDMH
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches29
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1999Production started
27
years in service
29
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Long March 2F 
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES15POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES256PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS43PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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