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Landspace is a Beijing-based commercial launch company developing a methane- and liquid-oxygen-powered rocket called Zhuque-2 (ZQ-2).
Landspace tested gas generators and combustion chambers for the Tianque-12 80-ton-thrust liquid methane/liquid oxygen engine intended to power the two-stage Zhuque-2.
The Zhuque-2 launcher is to be capable of delivering a 4,000-kilogram payload to a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit.
Landspace is developing the Zhuque-2 liquid methane–liquid oxygen two-stage rocket and aims to test launch it in 2020.
Landspace performed a successful full-system test of the TQ-11 10-ton-thrust engine for the Zhuque-2 on 2019-11-30.
Landspace signed a contract with Spacety for Zhuque-2 launch services in late 2019.
Landspace performed a successful 100-second hot fire test of the TQ-12 80-ton thrust engine for Zhuque-2’s first stage during the summer of 2019.
Landspace recently raised $71,000,000 in funding for its Zhuque-2 launch vehicle.
Beijing-based Landspace is developing a methalox rocket capable of landing using variable-thrust engines and expects its first launch of Zhuque-2 to be expendable in mid-2021.
Domestic competitor Landspace is developing a methalox launch vehicle named Zhuque-2 with an inaugural launch set for 2021.
Landspace raised $175,000,000 in a Series C+ funding round for development of its Zhuque-2 methane-liquid oxygen launch vehicles.
Landspace’s new funding will be used to develop the Zhuque-2 series of launch vehicles designed to deliver satellites to low Earth orbit and sun-synchronous orbit.
Landspace’s website lists Zhuque-2 variants capable of sending 6,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 4,000 kg to sun-synchronous orbit, possibly using side boosters.
Landspace, established in 2015, is developing the Zhuque-2 liquid methane-liquid oxygen medium-lift launch vehicle.
Landspace completed assembly of the four Tianque-12 liquid methane-liquid oxygen engines that power the first stage of the Zhuque-2 rocket in early February 2021.
Landspace and iSpace are developing the first Chinese methalox rockets with the Landspace Zhuque-2 and iSpace Hyperbola-2 expected to debut in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
A new flame trench has been completed at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to support the Zhuque-2 launch complex.
Landspace is planning to upgrade its Zhuque-2 methalox orbital launcher for reusability following its first launch expected as soon as the first quarter of 2022.
Landspace is preparing to launch its methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in 2022.
Landspace is preparing to launch its methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket with a 6,000-kilogram payload capacity to a 200-kilometer LEO from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.