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Long March 12A | Demo Flight
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 12A · Long March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 566th launch · 65th this year · humanity's 7,166th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 23, 01:54 – Dec 23, 04:14 UTC
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Demo Flight
First test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- LM-12A F1 · flight 1 · Vertical Landing @ Long March 12A Landing Site · landing failed · zone record 0/1
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Launch success, first stage landing attempt failed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2025 · source
Rescheduled for December 23 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/22/2025 · source
Apparently launch was delayed with rocket requiring roll-back; new information pending.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2025 · source
NET December 17 per NOTAMs (note that identity of this particular launch is uncertain).
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/12/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source
Pad — Long March 12 series Pad
Local pad time: Dec 23, 10:00 AM GMT+8
2 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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