CZ-12B (Chang Zheng-12B)

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, China   China


F       Failure
P       Partial Failure
r       Recovery Failure of Stage 1
n       No recovery attempted

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