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 that launched FSW-0 reconnaissance satellites. It was later replaced by the more capable Long March 4C. It was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

It launched from Launch Area 2B at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China. It was a 2-stage rocket that flew four 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.[2][3]

List of launches

Main article: List of Long March launches
Flight number Date (UTC) Launch site Payload Orbit Result
1 November 5, 1974
09:40 		LA-2/138, JSLC FSW-0 No.0 LEO Failure
2 November 16, 1975
03:29 		LA-2/138, JSLC FSW-0 No.1 LEO Success
3 December 7, 1976
04:38 		LA-2/138, JSLC FSW-0 No.2 LEO Success
4 January 26, 1978
04:58 		LA-2/138, JSLC FSW-0 No.3 LEO Success

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mark Wade. "CZ-2A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  2. ^ "Long March 2A". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ "CZ-2A". 2008-05-16. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2022-02-23.