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Long March 12

5FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
5STREAK
Nov 2024FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT62 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
LAUNCH MASS428 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST5,000 kN

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.

12,000 kg
TO LEO
26,460 lbs
5,000
KILONEWTONS
1,124,045
POUNDS-FORCE
~6,705
HORSEPOWER
Height62 m (203 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass428 kg (944 lbs)