In orbitRocket body

CZ-12 R/B

NORAD: 100365
COSPAR: 2026-187K

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Spacecraft

Built by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Owner: China National Space Administration
Platform (bus): CZ-12 Stage 2
Main engine: YF-115
Mass at launch: 6,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 6,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 10 m
Diameter: 3.8 m
Span with arrays and booms: 10 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S100365, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2026-08-16
Rocket: Chang Zheng 12
Flight: WHDW 24
Mission name: WHDW 24
Launch site: HCSLS, LC2
Launched by: ZHSH/SAST
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2026-187

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2026-187, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2026-08-16
Period: 102.0 min
Inclination: 49.99°
Apogee: 910 km
Perigee: 793 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 9

Everything from this launch

Payload9 in total, 9 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit