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Long March 12A | Demo Flight

Name: Long March 12A | Demo Flight
Start: 2025-12-23T02:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-12-23T04:14:00.000Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 12A | Demo Flight launch image — Mission imagery · Long March 12A

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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Long March 12 series Pad

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.8916, 100.2173

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Rocket: Long March 12A
Launch site: Long March 12 series Pad
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: December 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM UTC
Window closes: December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM UTC
Feed updated: December 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM UTC

Mission description

First test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket. The rocket’s 1st stage will attempt to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site. Payload identities uncertain.

Vehicle

Long March 12A

Long March

Height

69 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

12,000 kg

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Launch complex

Long March 12 series Pad

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

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