Long March family
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.
Flights flown9
Success rate100%9/9
Payload to LEO12,000kg
Maiden flight2024-11-30
Peak year20265 flights
Long March 12 is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China. It first flew on 30 November 2024.
Flight record
100% success rate9 of 9 flown
2024peak 2026 · 5 flights2026
First flight2024-11-30
Latest flight2026-10-09
Failures0
Consecutive successes9
Fastest turnaround22d 18h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 12,000kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 6,000kg |
Vehicle
| Length | 62m |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 3.8m |
| Launch mass | 428t |
| Liftoff thrust | 5,000kN |
| Maiden flight | 2024-11-30 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit9
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 27 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-09-17 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 25 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-08-16 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 24 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-06-17 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 22 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-01-19 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 19 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-12-11 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 16 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-11-10 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 13 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-08-04 | Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group 07 | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-11-30 | Long March 12 | Maiden Flight | Commercial LC-2 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia