Long March 12B
Long March 12B is a two-stage, single-core commercial constellation launcher developed within CASC. Nine liquid-oxygen and kerosene engines power its 4.37-meter first stage; the vehicle is designed for eventual first-stage recovery, though its successful 2026 maiden mission did not attempt recovery.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Chang Zheng 12BCZ-12BLM-12B长征十二号乙
- Family Name
- Long March 12
- Full Name
- Long March 12B
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- B
Details
- Description
- Long March 12B is a two-stage, single-core commercial constellation launcher developed within CASC. Nine liquid-oxygen and kerosene engines power its 4.37-meter first stage; the vehicle is designed for eventual first-stage recovery, though its successful 2026 maiden mission did not attempt recovery.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 4.37
- Height M
- 72
- First Flight Year
- 2,026
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Long March 12B standard two-stage configuration
- Notes
- CASC specifies nine YF-102R LOX/kerosene engines on the first stage and one YF-102RV high-altitude engine on the second stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 20,000
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_12
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:47:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:31:14 UTC
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