Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group TBD?
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The Wenchang Space Launch Site is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China. Formally a suborbital test center, it currently serves as China's southernmost spaceport. The site was selected for its low latitude, 19° north of the equator, allowing for larger payloads to be launched. It is capable of launching the Long March 5, the heaviest Chinese rocket. Unlike launch facilities on the mainland, Wenchang uses its seaport for deliveries.
Rocket
The Long March 12 carrier rocket is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle currently under development by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, using kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellant. It will be capable of placing at least 10 tonnes of payload in low Earth orbit and at least 6 tonnes in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit.
Full Name: Long March 12
Maiden Flight: 2024-11-30
Total Launch Count: 1
Successful Launches: 1
Failed Launches: 0
Mission
Mission Name: SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Type: Communications
Description: A batch of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group. The constellation will eventually consists of 13000 satellites.
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-04-30T07:27:00ZAdded launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
LL2
2025-05-05T09:14:00ZUnofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2025-05-05T09:53:00ZApparently scrubbed for the day per local sources.