Long March 2A

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

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

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.

List of 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

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References

Mark Wade. "CZ-2A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

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[EA-1] Mark Wade. "CZ-2A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

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Long March (rocket family)
Rockets	Feng Bao 1 Long March 1 1D Long March 2 2A 2C 2D 2E 2F Long March 3 3A 3B 3B/E 3C Long March 4 4A 4B 4C Long March 5 5B Long March 6 Long March 7 7A Long March 8 Long March 9 Long March 11
Launch sites	Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Xichang
Manufacturers	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Designers	Wang Xiji
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