Long March 2A

The Long March 2A, also known as the Chang Zheng 2A, CZ-2A and LM-2A, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket.

Long March 2A

Long March 2A
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	CALT
Country of origin	China
Size
Height	32 metres (105 ft)[1]
Diameter	3.35 metres (11.0 ft)[1]
Mass	190,000 kilograms (420,000 lb)[1]
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb)[1]
Associated rockets
Family	Long March
Derivatives	Long March 2C, 2E, 2F
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	LA-2/138, JSLC
Total launches	4
Successes	3
Failures	1
First flight	5 November 1974
Last flight	26 January 1978

It was launched from Launch Area 2B at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. It was a 2-stage rocket, and flew 4 times. On its first flight on 5 November 1974, a cable connecting the pitch rate control gyroscope to the guidance system became disconnected, resulting in a loss of control and launch failure.

The rocket was subsequently replaced by the more capable Long March 2C.

The payloads for the Long March 2A were FSW-0 reconnaissance satellites.