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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Communications

Low Earth Orbit Commercial LC-2 Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 19, 2026, 9:35 a.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 19, 2026, 7:51 a.m.

Liftoff.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 12, 2026, 11:58 p.m.

Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 7, 2026, 2:06 a.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; payload identities uncertain.


Long March 12

Family:
Configuration:

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.

Specifications
  • Length
    62.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.8 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    428.0 T
  • Thrust
    5000.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Long March 12
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Long March 12
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    12000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    6000.0 kg

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 586 Failures: 15 Pending: 9

Agency Type:

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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