Long March 12A | Demo Flight

Name: Long March 12A | Demo Flight
Start: 2025-12-23T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Long March 12A Pad

Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Vehicle: Long March 12A

Launch Date: Dec 23, 2025 · 02:00 UTC

Launch Site: Long March 12A Pad

Target Orbit: LEO

Orbital Compute Tier: Insufficient data

First test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.

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