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Long March 12: Base-variant appearance draft; not the configuration of this particular launch. AI-assisted model illustration, not a photograph or official model.

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Long March 12

Core stages
2
Length
≈62 m

Some specifications pending

Not an official model · configuration and details simplified

Model configuration

Base-variant appearance draft; not the configuration of this particular launch.

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Estimated Wenchang launch window

Estimated Nov 9, 2026 04:30 (UTC+8)

Estimated time, subject to change

Launch site
Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site
Vehicle
Long March 12
Height / diameter
≈62 m · 4 m class
Capacity / orbit
LEO ≥12 t · 700 km SSO ≥6 t
Mission status
Estimated window; awaiting launch
Specifications: CASC ↗

Missing specifications and complete history await verification. Confirmed data appear above; no global success rate is inferred.

Published records of this exact variant: 1/1 known outcomes successful, 0 unconfirmed; 1 completed records. Not a complete global history; variants are not combined.

Details awaiting verification
  • Liftoff mass
  • Vehicle flight number
  • Global historical success rate
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Target: Before 2030. This is a reference to the recorded official target; no precise mission time is included.

Reference checked (not a live progress update): 2026-10-02

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File photo: Long March 12 lifts off from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on 10 November 2025. Not the launch on 10 October 2026.
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Long March 12 launches low-orbit internet satellite group 27 from Wenchang

CASC reports that a Long March 12 launched low-orbit internet satellite group 27 from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site on 2026-10-10 at 03:27 (UTC+8). The satellites reached their planned orbit and the launch was successful.

Oct 10, 2026, 6:29 PM中国航天科技集团 / CASC
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Long March 5 Y4 lifts off from Wenchang carrying Tianwen-1
Launch successful

Tianwen-1 Launch Mission

On July 23, 2020, a Long March 5 launched the Tianwen-1 Mars probe from Wenchang and placed it on its planned trajectory, beginning China’s first independent Mars exploration mission.

RocketLong March 5PayloadTianwen-1 Mars ProbeLaunch siteWenchang Space Launch Site
July 23, 2020 at 12:41 PM GMT+8
The Atlas V carrying the Perseverance rover lifts off from Cape Canaveral
Launch successful

Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch Mission

On July 30, 2020, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launched NASA’s Mars 2020 mission from Cape Canaveral, sending the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter toward Mars.

RocketAtlas VPayloadMars 2020 Perseverance RoverLaunch siteCape Canaveral Space Force Station
July 30, 2020 at 07:50 AM EDT
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Long March 5 at Wenchang Space Launch Site, 2024
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