Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-01

China's Long March-12B rocket completes successful maiden flight

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-06-01
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16464953.html
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A Long March-12B Y1 carrier rocket blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua) 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 for the Qianfan Constellation into their preset orbits. The mission was declared a complete success. The mission was the maiden flight of Long March-12B rocket, and marked the 647th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. A Long March-12B Y1 carrier rocket blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua) A Long March-12B Y1 carrier rocket blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua) The rocket blasted off at 4:40 p.m. (Beijing Time), sending a group of networking satellites for the Qianfan Constellation into their preset orbits. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua) The rocket blasted off at 4:40 p.m. (Beijing Time), sending a group of networking satellites for the Qianfan Constellation into their preset orbits. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua)

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "China's Long March-12B rocket completes successful maiden flight." China Military Online (EN), 2026-06-01. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16464953.html.

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