Appreciate the rundown. Regarding payload capacity the “12t (回收)” entry on the slide would lead me to believe that the 20t to LEO and 15t to SSO figures discussed elsewhere are probably only possible in an expendable configuration.
Really good progress and more reusable launches should be planned because each failure will provide valuable data that the next iteration should improve on and I am sure that successful reusable rocket by China is getting nearer and nearer.
Appreciate the rundown. Regarding payload capacity the “12t (回收)” entry on the slide would lead me to believe that the 20t to LEO and 15t to SSO figures discussed elsewhere are probably only possible in an expendable configuration.
Unless things changed significantly later on in the development cycle for the CZ12B?
The slide is quite old, around the 2024/2025 new year, if I'm recalling correctly
Really good progress and more reusable launches should be planned because each failure will provide valuable data that the next iteration should improve on and I am sure that successful reusable rocket by China is getting nearer and nearer.
Regards