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.
The facility is the phase I reusable rocket industry base and will serve as the core manufacturing base for the Zhuque-3 rocket.
The Zhuque-3 rocket model is planned to undergo recovery tests again in the second quarter of 2026.
Deployments of Qianfan spacecraft in 2026 are contracted to launch on providers including LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 and Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 and on state-owned launch solutions.
Zhuque-3 conducted its maiden flight in December 2025 with an accurate but failed landing attempt of the first-stage booster.
Zhuque-3’s second stage decayed into the South Pacific on January 30, 2026.
Cai Guorui led a presentation about Zhuque-3 at the February 11, 2026 session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee under the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.
Zhuque-3’s second stage demonstrated a 1,400-second coast and an engine relight during the December 2025 flight.
LandSpace plans a second Zhuque-3 flight and booster landing attempt in the second quarter of 2026 (April–June 2026).
LandSpace aims for the first reflights of Zhuque-3 first-stages in the fourth quarter of 2026 (October–December 2026).
Zhuque-3 conducted pre-flight static fires in June 2025 and October 2025.
Production of launch vehicles for potentially three Zhuque-3 flights in 2026 is reported to be well underway with design changes from the December 2025 mission.
Fraunhofer FHR captured the TIRA radar image of the Chinese ZhuQue-3 upper stage at 10:30 local time.
ZhuQue-3 has a 4.5-meter body diameter.
The first stage of ZhuQue-3 includes an RCS system, grid fins, and landing legs to enable precise autonomous return, soft landing, and reuse.
The second stage of the first Zhuque-3 rocket reentered over the Southern Ocean at 12:39 UTC (±1 minute) on January 30, 2026.
The first stage of ZhuQue-3 is equipped with nine TianQue-12A LOX–methane engines.
The US Space Force issued a TIP message about the reentry of the second stage of the first Zhuque-3 rocket.
The first Zhuque-3 rocket launched in December 2025.
ZhuQue-3 has a 5.2-meter payload fairing.
The first stage of ZhuQue-3 is constructed primarily from stainless steel.