Engineering:List of Long March launches (1970–1979)

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This is a list of launches made by the Long March rocket family between 1970 and 1979.

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

Launch outcomes

Launch history

1970–1974

Date/Time (UTC)		Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
		Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
		Remarks
24 April 1970 13:35		Long March 1	F-01	Jiuquan, LA-2/5020	Successful
		Dong Fang Hong 1	Low Earth	CAST	Technology
		First Chinese satellite. Maiden flight of Long March 1.
3 March 1971 12:15		Long March 1	F-02	Jiuquan, LA-2/5020	Successful
		Shijian 1	Low Earth	CAST	Science and technology
		Final flight of Long March 1.
5 November 1974 09:40		Long March 2	F-01	Jiuquan, LA-2/138	Failure
		FSW-0 No.0	Low Earth (planned)		Reconnaissance
		Maiden flight of Long March 2. Loss of control during ascent due to a broken control wire.

1975–1979

Date/Time (UTC)		Rocket	Serial number	Launch site	Outcome
		Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
		Remarks
16 November 1975 03:29		Long March 2	F-02	Jiuquan, LA-2/138	Successful
		FSW-0 No.1	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
7 December 1976 04:38		Long March 2	F-03	Jiuquan, LA-2/138	Successful
		FSW-0 No.2	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
26 January 1978 04:58		Long March 2	F-04	Jiuquan, LA-2/138	Successful
		FSW-0 No.3	Low Earth		Reconnaissance
		Final flight of Long March 2.

Sources

• McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. 
• McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt. 
• Krebs, Gunter. "CZ-1 (Chang Zheng-1)". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/cz-1.htm. 
• Krebs, Gunter. "DF-5 family". https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_fam/df-5.htm.