LandSpace Zhuque-2 Flight 2

Name: LandSpace Zhuque-2 Flight 2
Start: 2023-07-12T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 96A

Zhuque-2

Status

Success

Date

12 JUL 2023

01:00

Launch Provider

LandSpace

Launch Pad

Launch Area 96A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Second test flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with a dummy payload. This launch was the first successful use of methane/liquid oxygen-powered rocket engines for transportation to Earth orbit and beyond.

Rocket

Zhuque-2

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Zhuque-2 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.

Height

49.5 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

229 T

Thrust

2,680 kN