| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Zhongxing 12 (Chinasat 12, ZX-12) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 87.5 |
| Perigee (km) | 35759 |
| Apogee (km) | 35807 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00056935449434204 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.04 |
| Period (minutes) | 1435.92 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5500 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 27-11-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-067A |
| NORAD Number | 39017 |
| Comments | Part of the satellite’s communications payload has been leased to Sri Lanka, co-branded as SupremeSat-II. |