Zhuque family
Zhuque-2
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.
Flights flown3
Success rate66.7%2/3
Payload to LEO4,000kg
Maiden flight2022-12-14
Peak year20232 flights
Zhuque-2 is built by LandSpace of China. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 14 December 2022 and last flew on 8 December 2023.
Flight record
66.7% success rate2 of 3 flown · 1 failed
2022peak 2023 · 2 flights2023
First flight2022-12-14
Latest flight2023-12-08
Failures1
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround149d 22h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 4,000kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 1,500kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 49.5m |
| Diameter | 3.35m |
| Launch mass | 229t |
| Liftoff thrust | 2,680kN |
| Maiden flight | 2022-12-14 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Sun-Synchronous Orbit2Low Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-08 | Zhuque-2 | Flight 3 | Launch Area 96A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-07-12 | Zhuque-2 | Flight 2 | Launch Area 96A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-14 | Zhuque-2 | Maiden Flight | Launch Area 96A | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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