Long March 2C/YZ-1S
ActiveChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Oct. 9, 2018
Description
The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
42.0 m -
Diameter
3.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.35 m -
Launch Mass
233 T -
Thrust
2962 kN
Family
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Name
Long March 2C/YZ-1S -
Family
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Variant
C/YZ-1S -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Long March 2C/YZ-1S
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
― -
Low Earth Orbit
3850 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
1250 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
1400 kg
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
CASC 1999The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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