Mission Log

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Country

China

Founded

1999

Leadership

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei

Launch Record

592 success, 15 failed

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

Type

Unknown

Target Orbit

Unknown

Details TBD.

Height

62.0 m

Diameter

3.8 m

Liftoff Mass

428.0 t

Liftoff Thrust

5000.0 kN

Mass to LEO

12000.0 kg

Reusable

No

Maiden Flight

2024-11-30

Launch Success

6 / 6

Consecutive Success

6

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.

Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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.