Long March 12A | Flight 2
Second test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. Payload identities are TBD.
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.
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Mission Profile
Flight 2 is a Long March 12A mission operated by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation set to lift off from Long March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 31, 2026. The flight is tasked with delivering its payload on a test flight mission to Low Earth Orbit. The mission flies on first stage Unknown12A.