China's Long March-12 Y1 carrier rocket to make maiden flight(1/1)

China's Long March-12 Y1 carrier rocket is transferred to the launch pad at the Hainan commercial space launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The Long March-12 rocket is China's first single-core stage liquid launch vehicle with a diameter of 3.8 meters. It features a two-stage configuration propelled by six liquid oxygen/kerosene engines.