CZ-12B (Y1) [] |
The CZ-12 carrier rocket is a Chinese medium-lift launch vehicle being developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The CZ-12B is a vehicle with a wider body of 4.37 m diameter. Its first stage is driven by nine YF-102R engines that use RP-1 and liquid oxygen, and the second stage is powered by an YF-102RV engine that also use RP-1/LOX. The first stage is designed to be reusable by powered landing.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CZ-12B | CZ-12B-1 / 9 × YF-102R | CZ-12B-2 / YF-102RV |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ-12B | 12000 |
No: Type: Serial Date LS Payload
7 1 CZ-12B 12B-Y1 01.06.2026 n Jq Qianfan Jigui G08-1, G08-02 Planned: Launch sites: Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, ChinaF Failure P Partial Failure r Recovery Failure of Stage 1 n No recovery attempted