China's crewed launch vehicle, a human-rated variant of the Long March 2 family fitted with a launch escape tower, used to launch every Shenzhou crewed mission since 2003, when it carried Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, into orbit.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable crewed launch vehicle 1 ManufacturerChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 1 First Flight DateDate of its first, uncrewed flight, carrying Shenzhou 1; its first crewed flight, Shenzhou 5, followed in October 2003. StatusOperational, launching crews to the Tiangong space station. 1 Classification
Vehicle ClassCrewed Spacecraft Launch Vehicle 1 Status
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1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
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China's crewed launch vehicle, a human-rated variant of the Long March 2 family fitted with a launch escape tower, used to launch every Shenzhou crewed mission since 2003, when it carried Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, into orbit.
- Operated By: China Manned Space Agency
2. Long March 2F (Wikipedia)
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The Long March 2F (LM-2F; Chinese: 长征二号F火箭), also known as Chang Zheng 2F (CZ-2F), is a Chinese human-rated two-stage hypergolic-fuelled medium-lift launch vehicle, part of the Long March 2 rocket family.
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