Long March 12A | Flight 2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2026
Rocket file · LV-538
Long March 12A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March · IN SERVICE
Long March 12A is a reusable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It stands 69.0 m tall, lifts 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 23 December 2025. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is Long March 12A | Flight 2 for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, no earlier than 2026.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height69.0 m
Diameter3.8 m
Payload to LEO12,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight23 December 2025
ReusableYes, stage recovery
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 flights1
Successful1
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts1
Landing success0.0% (0)
Scheduled1
About Long March 12A
Long March 12A/Changzheng 12A (LM-12A/CZ-12A) is a reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The rocket is based on the Long March 12, but extensively re-designed for first stage re-usability, and use of gas generator cycle methane/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines in both stages. The first stage uses 7 Longyun-70 engines designed and manufactured by the private company Jiuzhou Yunjian (JZYJ), while the second stage uses 1 YF-209V engine from CASC's Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology (AALPT). On launch missions where the first stage is recovered, it will land on a down-range landing pad located in Minqin County, Gansu Province.
Upcoming flights
Long March 12A in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Long March 12A flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures. Another 1 flights are scheduled.
- What is Long March 12A's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts. Its landings have succeeded 0.0% of the time, across 1 attempts.
- When is the next Long March 12A launch?
- Long March 12A | Flight 2, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Long March 12 series Pad.
- How much can Long March 12A lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Long March 12A at 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Long March 12A reusable?
- Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Long March 12A as reusable, with 0 successful recoveries from 1 attempts. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.