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Long March 12B

Long March familyChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationActiveReusable

Long March 12B/Changzheng 12B (LM-12B/CZ-12B) is a reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Commercial Launch Vehicle Group (CACL), a subsidiary company 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 kerosene/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines in both stages. The first stage uses 9 YF-102R engines and the second stage uses 1 YF-102V engine, both 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.

Long March 12B vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
7,940 kN
Height
72 m
Diameter
4.37 m
Launch mass
437 t
Stages
2
LEO capacity
20,000 kg
SSO capacity
15,000 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

1flightwith a definitive outcome
100%success rate1 of 1
1success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Boosters

Boosters by flights

  1. LM-12B F11 flight

Serial-tracked stages only — predominantly SpaceX.

Flights

1 of 1