Long March 2F lauch Vehicle (LM-2F)

The LM-2F, which is mainly used for manned space flight missions, was developed from the LM-2E launch vehicle, which in turn was based on the proven flight technology of the LM-2C launch vehicle. Conceptual design of the LM-2E launch vehicle began in 1986, and the vehicle was launched on the world launch services market following a successful test flight in July 1990.

On November 20, 1999, a LM-2F vehicle performed the first successful, unmanned, test flight of a Chinese manned space capsule.

On October 15, 2003, Shenzhou 5 successfully accomplished the China's first manned spaceflight. Sept. 25, 2008 saw the successful launch of the Shenzhou 7, and China's first space walk.

No.	Launch Vehicle	Launch Date	Payload	Mission	Launch Center	Result
1	LM-2F F01	20 Nov. 1999	First manned spacecraft test flight	LEO	JSLC	Success
2	LM-2F F02	10 Jan. 2001	Shenzhou 2	LEO	JSLC	Success
3	LM-2F F03	25 Mar. 2002	Shenzhou 3	LEO	JSLC	Success
4	LM-2F F04	30 Dec. 2002	Shenzhou 4	LEO	JSLC	Success
5	LM-2F F05	15 Oct. 2003	Shenzhou 5	LEO	JSLC	Success
6	LM-2F F06	12Oct.. 05	Shenzhou 6	LEO	JSLC	Success
7	LM-2F F07	25Sept. 08	Shenzhou 7	LEO	JSLC	Success