Zhuque 3

CAS Space’s Kinetica-2, LandSpace’s Zhuque-2E and Zhuque-3, Orienspace’s Gravity-1, and most Long March rockets can meet Qingzhou’s stated launch requirements.

Zhuque-3’s next flight will include inspection of both stages, hardware replacement if needed, and payload integration within its 5.2-meter diameter fairing.

LandSpace is reportedly targeting Zhuque-3 flight opportunities starting after the middle of July.

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle completed all key pre-launch ground verification work before its next flight preparations.

Zhuque-3’s upcoming flight will attempt first-stage booster recovery by controlling descent with four grid fins and then firing multiple engines for landing.

LandSpace conducted a static fire of Zhuque-3 on June 29 that lasted over a dozen seconds and produced about 769 tons of thrust from nine TQ-12A engines burning liquid methane and liquid oxygen.

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 returned to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center launch pad around June 19 for a second flight and first-stage booster recovery attempt.

LandSpace seeks to reuse a Zhuque-3 first stage by year’s end.

Zhuque-3 Y2 completed a static fire test.

LandSpace’s ZhuQue-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle completed a static fire test on June 29, 2026 at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone.

All key pre-launch ground verification work for LandSpace’s ZhuQue-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle has been completed, and the team will proceed with launch preparations.

The ZhuQue-3 Y2 static fire test verified the vehicle system, the ground support system, and the compatibility between them.

All systems operated normally during the ZhuQue-3 Y2 static fire test, and the test data and results met expectations.

Zhuque-3 Y2 is the second flight vehicle of the Zhuque-3 launch vehicle.

START is scheduled to launch in early 2028 as a rideshare payload on a Zhuque-3 rocket.

A LandSpace official said at a United Nations event in February that Zhuque-3’s second launch was expected between April and June.

LandSpace's second Zhuque-3 is nearly ready to begin its second launch campaign.

LandSpace’s second Zhuque-3 is nearly ready to begin its second launch campaign.