On CNSA –China National Space Administration …. ChangZheng Long March 12 Second flight rocket …. At Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center. Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China At 0700 moring Beijing time on 1st May 2025.. This morning, the Long March 12 Y2 carrier rocket was successfully transferred from the technical area to the launch area at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center. It will be launched in the near future. The second flight is a must . The Long March 12 is a new generation of medium-sized carrier rocket in China and also the first 3.8-meter-diameter single-core liquid carrier rocket in China.
Chang Zheng- Long March 12 Yao 2 was transferred to the No. 2 work station of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, and the launch mission is planned to be carried out in the near future!
At about 7 am today (May 1), the Long March 12 Yao 2 carrier rocket was transferred to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation No. 2 station and will be launched in the evening of May 5. We pay tribute
五一劳节Long March 12 Y2 rocket transferred to the launch area On the morning of May 1, the Long March 12 Y2 carrier rocket was transported horizontally to the launch area and will be launched at an appropriate time.
It is May 1, International Labor Day. I wish a happy holiday to the aerospace workers who are still working on the front line! Salute to you!
The Long March 12 carrier rocket was developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The rocket adopts the simplest two-stage configuration and a 4-meter single-core design. The total length is about 62 meters and the takeoff weight is about 430 tons. The first stage uses four liquid oxygen/kerosene engines with a thrust of 1250 kilonewtons, and the second stage uses two liquid oxygen/kerosene engines with a thrust of 180 kilonewtons. The low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is not less than 12 tons, and the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit carrying capacity is not less than 6 tons. It is currently China’s most powerful two-stage single-core rocket. It can be adapted to the 5.2-meter and 4.2-meter diameter configuration fairing according to mission requirements, and supports single-star and multi-star different orbit launches.
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