Zhuque 3

The Zhuque-3's first stage will land on four landing legs following an engine burn.

The Zhuque-3 rocket, like the Long March 12A, burns liquid methane and liquid oxygen and delivers up to 11,800 kilograms in its 'block one' configuration.

The Zhuque-3 completed its in-atmosphere hop-testing campaign in September 2024 with a 10-kilometer flight.

Landspace pivoted from its ZQ-1 rocket project to focus on developing medium-lift and reusable launch vehicles like Zhuque-2 and Zhuque-3.

LandSpace's Zhuque-3 is prepared for launch following static fires.

The race to fly a reusable rocket in China's commercial space sector now includes Space Pioneer with Tianlong-3, LandSpace with Zhuque-3, Galactic Energy with Pallas-1, and CAS Space with Kinetica-2.

The Zhuque-3 rocket can haul more than 40,000 pounds, comparable to the Falcon 9 rocket produced by SpaceX.

The static-fire testing of the Zhuque-3 rocket is a common prelaunch trial in which the rocket remains anchored to the pad while its engines are fired.

LandSpace executed a static-fire test with its 217-foot-tall Zhuque-3 rocket launcher.

The Zhuque-3 rocket is on the way to its inaugural test flight expected later this year.

The ZhuQue-3 program was officially initiated in the beginning of autumn 2023.

ZhuQue-3 successfully completed the first phase of its maiden flight campaign by Frost's Descent in 2025.

Zhuque-3 is a rocket developed by LandSpace.

LandSpace plans to fly the Zhuque-3 launch vehicle from Launch Area 96B after November 9th due to Shenzhou mission scheduling.

The static fire test of the Zhuque-3 rocket took place at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center's Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, China.

The Zhuque-3 rocket consists of a reusable first stage (lower stage or booster) and a disposable second stage (upper stage) and is made of stainless steel.

The Zhuque-3 rocket can carry a payload of 18.3 tons to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) when the booster is recovered and 21.3 tons when the booster is used as disposable.

LandSpace is planning a low-altitude launch and landing test of the Zhuque-3 rocket in 2024 and conducted a static fire test in June 2025.