Launch
LandSpace
Zhuque-3 | Honghu-03
- Mission
- rocket
- Pad
- Agency
Mission
Honghu-03
Communications
Low Earth Orbit
Note: Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket and first ever successful orbital launch vehicle booster recovery by a Chinese private launch service provider. Prototype LEO communication satellite for LandSpace's subsidiary Hongqing Technology.
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-3
Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) is a reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Chinese private company LandSpace. The rocket is built using stainless steel and shares the same series of gas generator cycle methane/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines as in the currently active ZQ-2E rocket. The first stage uses 9 TQ-12 engines (initially the TQ-12A, then upgraded TQ-12B) while the second stage uses 1 TQ-15 engine (TQ-15A, then TQ-15B). On launch missions where the first stage is recovered, it will land on a down-range landing pad located in Minqin County, Gansu Province.
Family: Zhuque
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 76.6m
Diameter: 4.5
First Flight: Dec. 3, 2025
Total launch count: 2
Successful launches: 2
Consecutive successful launches: 2
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 21300kg
Attempted landings: 2
Successful landings: 1
Failed landings: 1
Consecutive successful landings: 1
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: 12
Successful launches: 9
Consecutive successful launches: 5
Failed launches: 3
Successful landings: 1
Failed landings: 1
Attempted landings: 2
Consecutive successful landings: 1