Long March 12A
Long March familyChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationActiveReusable
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 5,250 kN
- Height
- 69 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 12,000 kg
- SSO capacity
- 7,300 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Boosters
Boosters by flights
- LM-12A F11 flight0/1 landings
Serial-tracked stages only — predominantly SpaceX.