Long March 2E
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Long March 2E is a Chinese expendable orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and used primarily in the 1990s to place communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable orbital launch vehicle
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launch vehicle ⓘ |
| configuration | two core stages plus four strap-on boosters and an upper stage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | 3.35 m (core stage) ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| failureCause | fairing structural failure on some missions ⓘ |
| familyVariantOf | Long March 2C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1990-07-16 ⓘ |
| firstFlightPayload | AsiaSat 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageOxidizer | dinitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellant | unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine ⓘ |
| hasBooster | strap-on liquid rocket boosters ⓘ |
| height | ~49.7 m ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1990s ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1995-12-28 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | optimized for GTO missions from Xichang ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | commercial satellite launch market ⓘ |
| launchMass | ~460,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Launch Area 2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
NERFINISHED
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Launch Complex 2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketRole | Chinese heavy-lift GTO launcher of the early 1990s ⓘ |
| notableFailure |
Apstar 2 launch failure
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Optus B2 launch failure ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operator |
China Great Wall Industry Corporation
NERFINISHED
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China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
Long March 2
NERFINISHED
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Long March rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadToGTO | approximately 3,500 kg ⓘ |
| primaryOrbit | geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ |
| primaryUse | launching communications satellites ⓘ |
| propellantType | hypergolic propellants ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| secondStageOxidizer | dinitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| secondStagePropellant | unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 5 ⓘ |
| successor | Long March 3B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalLaunches | 7 ⓘ |
| upperStageType | solid-propellant upper stage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international commercial satellite launches
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launching foreign-built communications satellites ⓘ |
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