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Starlink Group 15-20
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 22, 2026
Time (UTC)07:25 AM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Demo Flight
Long March 12AChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 12 series Pad
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 · 02:00 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
First test launch of CASC/SAST’s Long March 12A rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.
PayloadDemo Flight
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Stages2
PadLong March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Long March 12 series Pad
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Global range
- Latitude
- 40.892°N
- Longitude
- 100.217°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
01:54 AM UTC - 04:14 AM UTC
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Profile →CHN • Founded 1999
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
