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Long March 2F/G
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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
4th flight of the Chinese spaceplane capable of returning to Earth.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 2F/G
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Long March 2F/G
The Long March 2F is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family. Designed to launch the crewed Shenzhou spacecraft, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the Long March 2E rocket, which in turn was based on the Long March 2C launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2F/G version includes longer boosters for increased lift capability, among other improvements.
- Height
- 62 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 22
- First flight
- 2011-10-31
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Launch site & orbit
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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