朱雀二号
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| 2027 | 0 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0 | 1 |
| 2029 | 0 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0 | 1 |
| 2031 | 0 | 1 |
| 2032 | 0 | 1 |
| 2033 | 0 | 1 |
| 2034 | 0 | 1 |
| 2035 | 0 | 1 |
| 2036 | 0 | 1 |
| 2037 | 0 | 1 |
| 2038 | 0 | 1 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhuque-2 | LEO | 6,000 kg | 200 km | Unknown | Gunter Krebs / Skyrocket Zhuque-2 profile |
Zhuque-2E | LEO | 6,000 kg | 200 km | Unknown | LandSpace products page |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Qianfan DTC1/ZYD-02 | Zhuque-2E | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Dummy sat | Zhuque-2E | May 14, 2026 |
| Launch 2025-F07 | Zhuque-2E | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Tianyi |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Zhuque-2 | Not stated | 3 | Active |
Zhuque-2E | Not stated | 5 | Active |
| 2039 | 0 | 1 |
| 2040 | 0 | 1 |
| 2041 | 0 | 1 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2027 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2028 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2029 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2030 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2031 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2032 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2033 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2034 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2035 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2036 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2037 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2038 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2039 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2040 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2041 | Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Zhuque-2E |
| SSO |
| 4,000 kg |
| 500 km |
| Unknown |
| LandSpace Zhuque-2E launch report |
Zhuque-2 | SSO | 1,500 kg | 500 km | Unknown | Xinhua Zhuque-2 profile |
Zhuque-2E |
| May 17, 2025 |
| Guangchuan-01/02 | Zhuque-2E | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Hongqing-1/2/TY-33 | Zhuque-2 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Dummy payload | Zhuque-2 | Jul 12, 2023 |
| Launch 2022-F05 | Zhuque-2 | Dec 14, 2022 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Landspace states that future Zhuque-2 launches with upgraded second-stage engines will be capable of delivering 6,000 kg to a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit or 4,000 kg to a 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.
Landspace reached orbit with its methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket on 2023-07-11, lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.
Landspace’s Zhuque-2 is powered by gas-generator engines producing 268,000 kg of thrust.
An unconfirmed number of payloads were lost on Zhuque-2’s first flight in December 2022.
U.S. Space Force tracking data showed an object from the Zhuque-2 mission in a 431 by 461-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 97.3 degrees.
If Zhuque-2 reaches orbit, Zhuque-2 will become the world’s first methalox launch vehicle to achieve orbit.
Zhuque-2 is powered by gas-generator engines producing 268,000 kg of thrust.
The second Zhuque-2 launch vehicle was rolled out to the pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on 2023-07-06.
Zhuque-2 is capable of delivering a 6,000-kilogram payload to a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit (LEO).
Landspace tested a restartable version of the 80-ton-thrust TQ-12 engine which powers the Zhuque-2 first stage.
Zhuque-2 has a total length of 49.5 m and a take-off mass of 219,000 kg.
Landspace is developing an improved second-stage engine that will not require vernier engines, and that upgraded engine will not be present on the second Zhuque-2.
Zhuque-2 is capable of delivering a 4,000-kilogram payload to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
Commercial company Landspace delivered its second Zhuque-2 methalox rocket to Jiuquan in May 2023.
Landspace is preparing for the second launch of its Zhuque-2 methalox rocket after the vehicle failed to reach orbit on its debut flight in December 2022.
Landspace completed final assembly of its second Zhuque-2 methalox rocket on 2023-03-31.
Landspace completed final assembly of its second Zhuque-2 methalox rocket on 2023-03-31 following the failure of the first Zhuque-2 in 2022-12-01.
Landspace’s Zhuque-2, a privately developed Chinese methane-fueled rocket, launched in December but failed to reach orbit.
Landspace was assembling and testing a second Zhuque-2 and planned the third Zhuque-2 to use an upgraded Tianque engine without vernier engines.
The Zhuque-2 rocket developed by Chinese private launch company Landspace malfunctioned on its inaugural launch on 2022-12-14 while attempting to become the first methane-fueled rocket to reach orbit.