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Long March 12

Long March 12

Long March family · built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · maiden flight 2024-11-30

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-15T20:08:04.839063+00:00 | 7531-09-01

The Long March 12 carrier rocket is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle currently under development by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, using kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellant. It will be capable of placing at least 10 tonnes of payload in low Earth orbit and at least 6 tonnes in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit.

Specifications

62.0 mLength
3.8 mDiameter
428 tLaunch mass
5000 kNLiftoff thrust

Payload Capacity

12000 kgTo LEO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

6Total launches
6Successful
0Failed
1Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

7In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Nov 30, 2024 14:25 UTCEarliest tracked
Aug 16, 2026 04:10 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 24 Aug 16, 2026 04:10 UTC Success
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 22 Jun 17, 2026 02:44 UTC Success
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 19 Jan 19, 2026 07:48 UTC Success
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 16 Dec 11, 2025 23:00 UTC Success
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 13 Nov 10, 2025 02:41 UTC Success
Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 07 Aug 04, 2025 10:21 UTC Success
Long March 12 | Maiden Flight Nov 30, 2024 14:25 UTC Success

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