page_title: Long March 2D
hierarchical_section_title: Long March 2D
caption_attribution_description: Español: Lanzamiento del primer satélite venezolano de observación terrena, VRSS-1 / Miranda, por el vehículo lanzador LM-2D. Telescopio apocromático 80 mm / 480 mm, cámara Canon T3i. Lugar: Base Aeroespacial de Jiuquan. Provincia de Gansu, desierto de Gobi, China. English: Launch of the first Venezuelan Earth observation satellite, VRSS-1 / Miranda, by the LM-2D launch vehicle. Apochromatic telescope 80 mm / 480 mm, Canon T3i. Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China.
context_page_description: The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the Long March 2D is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
  It is mainly launched from areas LA-2B and LA-4 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2D made its maiden flight on 9 August 1992. It was initially used to launch FSW-2 and FSW-3 reconnaissance satellites.
  Unlike all other members of the Long March 2 rocket family, the Long March 2D is a two-stage version of the Long March 4 launch vehicle.
context_section_description: The Long March 2D (Chinese: 长征二号丁火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), the Long March 2D is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
  It is mainly launched from areas LA-2B and LA-4 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 2D made its maiden flight on 9 August 1992. It was initially used to launch FSW-2 and FSW-3 reconnaissance satellites.
  Unlike all other members of the Long March 2 rocket family, the Long March 2D is a two-stage version of the Long March 4 launch vehicle.
caption: Long March 2D launch of VRSS-1 in September 2012
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