Launch
LandSpace
Zhuque-2E Block 2 | SpaceSail Polar Group #15
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Mission
SpaceSail Polar Group #15
Communications
Polar Orbit
10 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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Rocket
Zhuque-2E Block 2
Zhuque-2E (E stands for “enhanced”) is a medium-sized rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane capable of lifting 6,000 kg of payload into a 200 km low Earth orbit, or 4,000 kg of payload into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit. It differs from the baseline Zhuque-2 in using enhanced TQ-12A engines on the 1st stage with higher thrust and specific impulse than the original TQ-12, and a new TQ-15A engine on the 2nd stage that has a moveable nozzle. The Block 2 variant lengthens the 1st stage with more propellant load and a lighter structure, plus engines with still more increased thrust to reach the capabilities listed above.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 55.9m
Diameter: 3.35
First Flight: May 14, 2026
Total launch count: 4
Successful launches: 4
Consecutive successful launches: 4
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 6000kg
Manufacturer
LandSpace
Commercial
CHN
LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.
2015
Founder: Zhang Changwu
Agency
LandSpace
LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.
CHN
Type: Commercial
Details
Founder: Zhang Changwu
2015
Total launch count: 13
Successful launches: 10
Consecutive successful launches: 6
Failed launches: 3
Successful landings: 1
Failed landings: 1
Attempted landings: 2
Consecutive successful landings: 1