Zhuque·LandSpace
Zhuque-3
activeReusable
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Specifications
- Status
- active
- Height
- 76.6 m
- Diameter
- 4.5 m
- Mass
- 660,000 kg
- Stages
- 2
- Thrust
- 9,000 kN
- Payload to LEO
- 21,300 kg
- First flight
- 2025-12-03
- Total launches
- 1
- Success / Fail
- 1 / 0
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.