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Long March 12

The original Long March 12 is a two-stage liquid-oxygen and kerosene launch vehicle developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology within CASC. It introduced China's first roughly four-meter-class launch-vehicle body and serves large low-orbit and sun-synchronous payloads from Hainan's commercial launch site.

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Aliases
Chang Zheng 12CZ-12LM-12长征十二号
Family Name
Long March 12
Full Name
Long March 12
Reusability
expendable
Slug
long-march-12
Status
active
Type
rocket
Variant Name
Base

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Description
The original Long March 12 is a two-stage liquid-oxygen and kerosene launch vehicle developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology within CASC. It introduced China's first roughly four-meter-class launch-vehicle body and serves large low-orbit and sun-synchronous payloads from Hainan's commercial launch site.
Diameter M
3.8
First Flight Year
2,024
Height M
62
Manufacturer Id
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Parent Vehicle Family Id
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Payload Capacity Kg
Leo
12,000
Sso
6,000
Stages Count
2

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Creation Time
7/13/2026, 11:47:47 AM
Updated Time
7/13/2026, 11:47:47 AM