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
First flight December 23, 2025 · 02:00 UTC
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.