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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Long March 12

长征十二号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
2
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
7
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
20,000 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202410
202530
202636
2027010
2028014
2029016
2030016
2031016
2032020
2033020
2034020
2035020
2036020
2037020
2038020
2039020
2040020

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Long March 12B
LEO20,000 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Long March 12B
Long March 12
LEO12,000 kgUnknownUnknownCASC / SpaceChina Long March 12 page

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
WHDW 22
Long March 12
Jun 17, 2026
Qianfan 08
Long March 12B
Jun 1, 2026
WHDW 19
Long March 12
Jan 19, 2026
WHDW 16

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Long March 12
Not stated6Active
Long March 12B
21Active
2041020

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site622%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2027Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site1022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2028Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site1422%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2029Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site1622%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2030Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site1622%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2031Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site1622%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2032Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2033Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2034Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2035Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2036Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2037Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2038Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2039Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2040Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
2041Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site2022%China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume con...
Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2026 · 22% confidence
6

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2027 · 22% confidence
10

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2028 · 22% confidence
14

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2029 · 22% confidence
16

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2030 · 22% confidence
16

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Long March 12
SSO6,000 kg700 kmUnknownCASC / SpaceChina Long March 12 page
Long March 12
Dec 11, 2025
WHDW 13
Long March 12
Nov 10, 2025
WHDW 07
Long March 12
Aug 4, 2025
SITS
Long March 12
Nov 30, 2024

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Track
Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2031 · 22% confidence
16

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2032 · 22% confidence
20

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2033 · 22% confidence
20

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2034 · 22% confidence
20

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2035 · 22% confidence
20

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2036 · 22% confidence
20

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2037 · 22% confidence
20

China launch cadence curve: active Long March/Gravity families scale from current low-confidence static defaults toward an analytically modeled high-volume constellation deploymen...

Mentions
182
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Long March 12 Y17 launched at 02:44 UTC on June 17 from Hainan with SatNet LEO Group 22.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026🚀 Long March 12 Y17 🕝 02:44UTC June 17 📍 Hainan 🛰️ SatNet LEO Group 22

A countdown screen showed 01:42:05 remaining before the Long March 12 upgraded model launch.

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PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jun 17, 2026Live streaming of the CZ-12's launch. via Spacelens /

Long March 12 Y17 launched from Hainan at 02:44 UTC on June 17, 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jun 17, 2026Long March 12 Y17

The Long March 12 upgraded model was scheduled to launch imminently on June 17, 2026.

PlanValue 3.5Jun 17, 2026Live streaming of the CZ-12's launch. via Spacelens /

The fully fueled Long March 12 is believed to weigh 433,000 kilograms.

CapabilityValue 3.2Jun 17, 2026GuoWang Adds Nine More Satellites to Earth Orbit Constellation [Long March 12 Y7]

Long March 12 Y17 carried SatNet LEO Group 22.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026Long March 12 Y17

The June 17 mission was the sixth launch of a Long March 12 vehicle.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jun 17, 2026GuoWang Adds Nine More Satellites to Earth Orbit Constellation [Long March 12 Y7]

The payload on the June 17 Long March 12 mission was the twenty-second GuoWang constellation group and consisted of nine satellites.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jun 17, 2026GuoWang Adds Nine More Satellites to Earth Orbit Constellation [Long March 12 Y7]

GuoWang satellites launched on the Long March 12 and Long March 8A use a small satellite platform weighing about 695 kilograms each.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026GuoWang Adds Nine More Satellites to Earth Orbit Constellation [Long March 12 Y7]

The Long March 12 (CZ-12) was being moved to the pad at Wenchang on June 13, 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 13, 2026Wenchang is cranking up its launch cadance. CZ-12 was pushing to the pad today. And would launch at 16th, according to the NOTAM.

A CZ-12 launch was scheduled for June 16, 2026 according to a NOTAM.

PlanValue 3.5Jun 13, 2026Wenchang is cranking up its launch cadance. CZ-12 was pushing to the pad today. And would launch at 16th, according to the NOTAM.

The Long March 12 is an expendable launch vehicle that burns rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year

A NOTAM indicated that the Long March 12 at Wenchang was scheduled to launch on June 16, 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 13, 2026Wenchang is cranking up its launch cadance. CZ-12 was pushing to the pad today. And would launch at 16th, according to the NOTAM.

A CZ-12 rocket was being moved to the pad at Wenchang on June 13, 2026.

PlanValue 3.6Jun 13, 2026Wenchang is cranking up its launch cadance. CZ-12 was pushing to the pad today. And would launch at 16th, according to the NOTAM.

The June 1 flight was the seventh launch of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology-supported Long March 12 series.

PlanGeneralValue 2.0Jun 1, 2026Long March 12B Debuts With Qianfan Carrying Mission [Long March 12B Y1]

The Long March 12 has been focused on GuoWang launches since August 2025.

PlanValue 3.6May 28, 2026Can China's Mega-Constellations Deploy Their Satellites Faster?

A schedule image lists a June 17 launch of Long March 12.

PlanValue 3.0May 27, 2026Rumour say the CZ-10B at 7 July. Waiting for the barge movement & NOTAMs to confirm. By the way, It's close to the LandSpace's official deadline of Q2 for the ZQ-3 Y2's launch. But there is no evidence that the rocket has arrived JSLC.

Shanghai facilities could potentially support the Ceres-1S, Gravity-1, Jielong-3, and Long March 12 launch vehicles.

CapabilityPlanValue 2.8May 13, 2026Qianfan Operator Invests in Sea Launch to Secure Greater Space Access

CZ-12 and early Falcon 9 are described as two-stage medium-lift rockets similar to Soyuz-5 in overall class.

CapabilityValue 3.5Apr 26, 2026And if you can accept that only the 1st stage engine skirt was "copied" from Zenit to allow Soyuz-5 to use already existing infrastructure, you should also accept that the rest of the rocket is just as different as any other two-stage medium-lift vehicle, like CZ-12 or early F9.

GuoWang spacecraft launched on the Long March 8A and Long March 12 use a smaller satellite platform of about 695 kilograms.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 8, 2026Five More GuoWang Satellites Delivered by Routine Taiyuan Mission [Long March 6A Y17]