Rocket
Long March 12
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · China
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.
- Manufacturer
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- First flight
- November 30, 2024
- Launches
- 9
- Successful
- 9
- Failed
- 0
- Success rate
- 100%
- Height
- 62 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Liftoff mass
- 428 t
- Payload to low Earth orbit
- 12,000 kg
- Reusable
- no