Long March 2D
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Long March 2D is a Chinese two-stage orbital launch vehicle primarily used to place satellites into low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
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orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CZ-2D
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Chang Zheng 2D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designPurpose |
reliable access to low Earth orbit
ⓘ
reliable access to sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| developedBy | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1990s ⓘ |
| familyRole | variant optimized for sun-synchronous missions ⓘ |
| familyVariantOf | Long March 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | YF-21C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
low Earth orbit
ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | land-based launch pad ⓘ |
| launchMarket |
domestic Chinese payloads
ⓘ
international commercial payloads ⓘ |
| launchProfile | vertical takeoff ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleType | medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
inclined low Earth orbit launches
ⓘ
polar orbit launches ⓘ |
| operator |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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ⓘ
China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Long March rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
launching satellites to low Earth orbit
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launching satellites to sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| propellantCombination |
nitrogen tetroxide
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unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine ⓘ |
| propellantType | hypergolic propellant ⓘ |
| reusability | non-reusable ⓘ |
| rocketConfiguration | two-stage ⓘ |
| secondStageEngineType | YF-24C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technologyBase | Long March 2 core technology ⓘ |
| usedBy | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Earth observation satellites
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ⓘ
remote sensing satellites ⓘ scientific satellites ⓘ technology demonstration satellites ⓘ |
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