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Long March 2F
The
Long March 2F
(
Changzheng 2F
), also known as the
CZ-2F
,
LM-2F
and
Shenjian
, is a
Chinese
orbital
carrier rocket
, part of the
Long March rocket family
. Designed to launch
crewed
Shenzhou spacecraft
, the Long March 2F is a human-rated two-stage version of the
Long March 2E
rocket, which in turn was based on the
Long March 2C
launch vehicle. It is launched from complex SLS at the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre
. The Long March 2F made its maiden flight on 19 November 1999, with the
Shenzhou 1
spacecraft. After the flight of
Shenzhou 3
, CPC General Secretary and President
Jiang Zemin
named the rocket 'Shenjian' meaning 'Divine Arrow'.
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