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Zhuque-3

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Specifications

Status
active
Height
76.6 m
Diameter
4.5 m
Mass
660,000 kg
Stages
2
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.