CZ-12B | Qianfan Jigui-08 A i B | 01.06.2026

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Start nie został oficjalnie ogłoszony z wyprzedzeniem, ale spodziewano się go od kilku dni, biorąc pod uwagę aktywność na platformie startowej.
RN wykorzystuje silniki rakietowe zasilane ciekłym tlenem i paliwem RP-1 w obu stopniach.
Pierwszy stopień napędzany jest dziewięcioma silnikami rakietowymi YF-102R, a drugi jednym silnikiem YF-102V.
W przypadku rakiety nośnej CZ-12B planowane jest odzyskanie w przyszłości pierwszego stopnia.
https://x.com/Kosmo_Michal/status/2061674054923219003

Pierwszy start CZ-12B
  01.06 o 08:40 wystartował z kosmodromu Jiuquan pierwszy egzemplarz RN CZ-12B. Rakieta wyniosła na orbitę 2 satelity konstelacji Qianfan Jigui-08 A i B.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n260601.htm#01

CNSPACE @CNSpaceflight 3:21 PM · Jun 1, 2026
🚀 The new Long March 12B just made the successful maiden flight from Jiuquan at 08:40UTC June 1 carrying SpaceSail group 10 into orbit.
D4.37m, 9 YF-102V kerolox engines in first stage and 1 YF-102V in second stage.

https://twitter.com/CNSpaceflight/status/2061438026203746721

Long March-12B first launch

Wu Lei @wulei2020 1:33 AM · Jun 2, 2026
What a beautiful maiden flight of China's new #LongMarch12B rocket!
The rocket features a 5.2-meter fairing diameter, stands about 72 meters tall, and has a low Earth orbit (LEO) payload capacity of about 20 tons.

https://x.com/wulei2020/status/2061592082053992456

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Naśladowczyni Falcona-9.

Ace of Razgriz @raz_liu 4:59 PM · May 27, 2026
CZ-12B vertical at JSLC and landing legs are installed

https://x.com/raz_liu/status/2059650763048296538

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China's Long March-12B rocket completes successful maiden flight
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2026-06-01 20:51:15

JIUQUAN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday successfully launched the Long March-12B Y1 carrier rocket into space from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China.

The rocket blasted off at 4:40 p.m. (Beijing Time), sending a group of networking satellites destined for the Qianfan Constellation, also known as the Spacesail Constellation, into their preset orbits. The mission was declared a complete success.

This mission was the maiden flight of the Long March-12B rocket, and marked the 647th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

Developed by a commercial rocket manufacturing company under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the Long March-12B is a new-generation reusable rocket. While no recovery test was conducted during this mission, a first-stage recovery test is scheduled to be carried out at a later date, the CASC said.

Featuring a single-core, two-stage configuration, the rocket has a body diameter of 4.37 meters, a fairing diameter of 5.2 meters, and a total length of approximately 72 meters.

Its first stage is powered by nine liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, and the second stage utilizes a single high-altitude engine. With a low Earth orbit payload capacity of about 20 tonnes, the rocket is capable of adapting to multiple orbital missions.

According to the CASC, this mission signified that China has added a new commercial rocket to its fleet for building large-scale internet constellations. ■

https://english.news.cn/20260601/07a188c35411425da7236cdaaecee71b/c.html

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Komora silnika.

Ace of Razgriz @raz_liu 1:09 PM · Jun 1, 2026
The engine bay of the CZ-12B

https://x.com/raz_liu/status/2061404677439430915