Zhuque-3
CHN Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
LandSpace
Commercial · founded 2015
Family
Zhuque
also ZQ-3
Maiden Flight
3 DEC 2025
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
76.6 m
Diameter
4.5 m
Launch Mass
660 T
Thrust
9,000 kN
Stages
2
Configuration
Reusable
Launch Record
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive
1
Performance
To LEO
21,300 kg