LM- 2E Launch Vehicle

The LM-2E,a large strap-onlaunch vehicle developed by China,represents a major achievement ofthe country in space launch technol-ogy.Many key technologies,in-cluding structural dynamics,aero-dynamics and large payload fair-ing,had been developed and usedin the LM-2E.The large capabilityand high reliability of the vehiclewere verified by the successful testflight in 1990 and the launches oftwo Aussat B communications satel-lites made by Hughes in the UnitedStates.China has been developing