Long March 12A | Flight 2

Test Flight

Time to liftoff

Targeting August 2026

Target Window

August 2026

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Month

— Mission

Flight 2

Low Earth Orbit· LEO

Second test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. Payload identities are TBD.

— Rocket

Long March

Long March 12A

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.

Length: 69 m
Diameter: 3.8 m
LEO Capacity: 12,000 kg
Maiden Flight: 2025

Launches

Success

— Launch Provider

Government

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Est. 1999 · Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

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Total

593

Success

Pending

Long March 12A | Flight 2

Flight 2

Long March 12A

Long March 12 series Pad

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation