Long March 12A Demo Flight

First launch of the Long March 12A, which is the partially reusable variant of the Long March 12.

Although the planned landing of the reusable booster at a pad roughly 300km downrange of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center failed, the second stage entered the designated orbit.

The launch date was Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM (UTC).