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Long March 12
LONG MARCH

Long March 12

The Long March 12 carrier rocket is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle currently under development by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, using kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellant. It will be capable of placing at least 10 tonnes of payload in low Earth orbit and at least 6 tonnes in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit.

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SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH62 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
MAX STAGE—
LAUNCH MASS428 t
LEO CAPACITY12000 kg
GTO CAPACITY—
THRUST5000 kN
LAUNCH COST—
FLIGHT RECORD
TOTAL LAUNCHES7
SUCCESSFUL7
FAILED0
CONSECUTIVE7
MAIDEN FLIGHT2024-11-30
MANUFACTURER
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

CHN · Government · FOUNDED 1999
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