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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.

Long March 12
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Identity

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

Details

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.
Dimensions
Diameter
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Height
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First Flight Year
2,024
Manufacturer
Parent Vehicle Family
Propulsion Configurations
  • Entries
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      other
      Propulsion System
      Role
      main
      Stage
      all-stages
      Variant Notes
      System-level count 1; source states four first-stage engines but does not identify every stage model.
    Name
    Long March 12 standard two-stage integrated configuration
    Notes
    CASC describes a two-stage LOX/kerosene launcher with four 1,250 kN pump-after-swing first-stage engines. The integrated entry keeps the family relationship exact without inferring an unnamed second-stage engine model.
Rocket Specs
Payload Capacity
LEO
…
SSO
…
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
2

Links

Official Url
https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c10636340/content.html
Wikipedia Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_12

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Creation Time
July 13, 2026 at 11:47:47 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 00:15:09 UTC
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