China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025

China conducted the debut flight of the Long March 12A carrier rocket on Tuesday, with the launch mission succeeding while the recovery attempt ended in failure.

A 70.4-meter-high Long March 12A, the tallest space vehicle China has ever built, blasted off at 10 am from a newly constructed service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.