朱雀三号
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| 2027 | 0 | 4 |
| 2028 | 0 | 6 |
| 2029 | 0 | 8 |
| 2030 | 0 | 10 |
| 2031 | 0 | 10 |
| 2032 | 0 | 10 |
| 2033 | 0 | 10 |
| 2034 | 0 | 10 |
| 2035 | 0 | 10 |
| 2036 | 0 | 10 |
| 2037 | 0 | 10 |
| 2038 | 0 | 10 |
| 2039 | 0 | 10 |
| 2040 | 0 | 10 |
| 2041 | 0 | 1 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhuque-3 | LEO | 21,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | SpaceNews Zhuque-3 test flight report |
Zhuque-3 | LEO | 13,000 kg | 200 km | Unknown | chinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC) |
Zhuque-3 | LEO | 11,100 kg | 450 km |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Dummy payload | Zhuque-3 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Zhuque-3 | Not stated | 1 | Active |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 2 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2027 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 4 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2028 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2029 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2030 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2031 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2032 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2033 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2034 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2035 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2036 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2037 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2038 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2039 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2040 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 10 | 45% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low. |
| 2041 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Zhuque-3 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
| Unknown |
| chinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC) |
Zhuque-3 | LEO | 9,400 kg | Unknown | Unknown | chinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC) |
Zhuque-3 | SSO | 5,400 kg | 800 km | Unknown | chinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC) |
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Zhuque-3 is a reusable medium-lift family with published 2026 recovery/production plans; one launch per year is too low.
A possible launch schedule for Zhuque-3 is in mid-November.
The first flight model of Zhuque 3 arrived at Jiuquan on the specified date.
LandSpace’s full-flow staged-combustion engine may also support an upgraded variant of the partially reusable Zhuque-3.
LandSpace’s new engine may also support an upgraded variant of the partially reusable Zhuque-3 launch vehicle.
LandSpace is scheduled to debut the two-stage partially reusable Zhuque-3 rocket in the coming weeks, with the flight possibly occurring in September or November 2025.
The Zhuque-3 second-stage will use the TQ-15A engine, which is also used on Zhuque-2E second-stage.
The Zhuque-3 flight is targeted for either September or November 2025, with hardware described as almost ready to fly and possibly delayed due to the recent Zhuque-2E failure.
Medium-lift commercial launch vehicles, including Zhuque-3, Tianlong-3, and Ceres-2, are set to debut this year.
The nine Tianque-12 engines for Zhuque-3's first stage had been produced as of 2025-01-01.
Landspace plans to potentially launch the Haolong reusable cargo spacecraft on Zhuque-3 in 2026 as part of a low-cost cargo scheme promoted by China's human spaceflight agency.
The Zhuque-3 rocket will have a payload capacity to low Earth orbit of 21,000 kg when operated expendably.
Landspace performed a 10-kilometer-altitude vertical liftoff and vertical landing test at Jiuquan spaceport in September for the larger stainless steel Zhuque-3 launcher.
Landspace plans the first recovery and reuse of the Zhuque-3 first stage in 2026.
Landspace is developing the larger Zhuque-3 stainless steel reusable launcher and conducted a 10-kilometer-altitude launch and landing test in September 2024.
Landspace’s Zhuque-3 uses methalox propellant, has a payload capacity up to 21,000 kg to LEO, and is constructed from stainless steel with a first flight planned for 2025.
The Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 reached an altitude of 10,2 m during the 2024-09-11 test.
The Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 performed around 40 seconds of gliding descent after engine cutoff in the 2024-09-11 test.
The Zhuque-3 will have a liftoff mass of about 660,000 kg and be powered by nine Tianque-12B engines.
The Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 reusable vertical take-off and landing recovery verification rocket lifted off from Landspace facilities at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at around 12:00 a.m. Eastern (0400 UTC) on 2024-09-11.
Landspace plans the first recovery and reuse of the Zhuque-3 first stage in 2026.