YF-102R
Chinese reusable open-cycle liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket engine developed for the Long March 12B first stage. Official CASC material states Long March 12B uses nine YF-102R engines, with multiple starts and deep throttling to support first-stage recovery operations.
Identity
- Aliases
- YF-102RYF102R
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- YF-102R
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Chinese reusable open-cycle liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket engine developed for the Long March 12B first stage. Official CASC material states Long March 12B uses nine YF-102R engines, with multiple starts and deep throttling to support first-stage recovery operations.
- Propellants
- liquid oxygenkerosene
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:27:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:27:52 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- CASC specifies nine YF-102R LOX/kerosene engines on the first stage of Long March 12B.
- Publisher
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Title
- Long March 12B launches constellation satellites
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- CNSA identifies YF-102 as an open-cycle reusable LOX/kerosene engine; YF-102R is the Long March 12B reusable derivative.
- Publisher
- China National Space Administration
- Title
- China releases three commercial liquid rocket engines