Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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2026-11-24 07:00Z
Rocket file · LV-517
Long March 12
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 12 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 62.0 m tall, lifts 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 30 November 2024. It has flown 10 times with 10 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD? for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, no earlier than November 24, 2026 at about 07:00 UTC.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height62.0 m
Diameter3.8 m
Payload to LEO12,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight30 November 2024
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights10
Successful10
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
About Long March 12
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.
Upcoming flights
Long March 12 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 12 flown?
- 10 times, with 10 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Long March 12's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 10 successful flights out of 10 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 12 launch?
- Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It's set for no earlier than November 24, 2026 at about 07:00 UTC from Commercial LC-2.
- How much can Long March 12 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Long March 12 at 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Long March 12 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 12 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.