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A mission swapped from CALT's Long March 2C to SAST's Long March 2D.
After its latest upgrades, CALT's Long March 2C has about 100 kg more lift capability than SAST's Long March 2D.
SAST is developing a lunar rover that can both crawl and roll.
The March launch was the 259th Long March vehicle launch conducted by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The two satellites delivered were Shiyan-30-03 and Shiyan-30-04 developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is the nation’s dominant space contractor and owns the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, and China Academy of Space Technology.
The January 19, 2026 mission was the 258th Long March vehicle launch from the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The Long March 12 is a two-stage launch vehicle developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology whose both stages burn rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen.
When flown, the Long March 12B will become China’s third reusable launch solution following LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology’s Long March 12A in December 2025.
The Yaogan-50-01 remote sensing satellite was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology’s Long March 12A flew on December 23, 2025 from Jiuquan, reached low Earth orbit, and its booster failed during the landing burn when one of three engines failed to ignite, causing a high-speed ground impact roughly five kilometers from the landing pad.
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (SAST) plans to have the maiden flight of the CZ-12A rocket in 2025.
The Long March 4B is an older generation launch vehicle built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology for low Earth and sun-synchronous orbit missions.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology developed Fengyun-4C.
The Long March 12A model was designed and built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology confirmed that the Long March 12A lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:00 a.m. local time.
SAST provided tourists with a rocket mock-up model during the JD-3's launch.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology is the developer and operator of the Long March 12A.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology conducted two hop tests in preparation for the Long March 12A flight.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology were previous users of the launch site resources.