Zhuque 2 Family rocket variant.
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The Hyperbola-2 will likely use new launch infrastructure recently constructed at Jiuquan that was built to facilitate Landspace’s Zhuque-2 methalox launcher.
The Zhuque-2 launch attempt is expected to take place at newly-built launch facilities at the national Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.
The Zhuque-2 lifted off from newly constructed facilities at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at around 3:30 a.m. Eastern on 2022-12-14.
Landspace states that Zhuque-2 is powered by gas-generator cycle engines and can deliver 6,000 kg to a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit or 4,000 kg to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
The Zhuque-2 2022-12-14 flight used an expendable configuration while Landspace is developing reusable versions of Zhuque-2.
Landspace completed final assembly of its second Zhuque-2 methalox rocket on 2023-03-31 following the failure of the first Zhuque-2 in 2022-12-01.
Landspace completed final assembly of its second Zhuque-2 methalox rocket on 2023-03-31.
Commercial company Landspace delivered its second Zhuque-2 methalox rocket to Jiuquan in May 2023.
If Zhuque-2 reaches orbit, Zhuque-2 will become the world’s first methalox launch vehicle to achieve orbit.
The TQ-12 engine that powers the Zhuque-2 first stage produces 80,000 kg of thrust and Landspace is developing a restartable version of the engine.
Landspace states that future Zhuque-2 launches with upgraded second-stage engines will be capable of delivering 6,000 kg to a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit or 4,000 kg to a 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.
Landspace’s Zhuque-2 is powered by gas-generator engines producing 268,000 kg of thrust.
Landspace’s first Zhuque-2 launch failed in December 2022 and its second Zhuque-2 launch successfully reached orbit in July 2023.
Landspace is preparing to launch its third Zhuque-2 methane-liquid oxygen rocket on 2023-12-04 Eastern.
Landspace was the first company to reach orbit with a methalox launcher and the second Chinese commercial firm to reach orbit with a liquid propellant launcher.
Landspace built new facilities at Jiuquan to support launches of its Zhuque-2 methane-liquid oxygen rocket.
LandSpace expects to expand the rocket's payload capacity to 4,000 kg to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit with improvements.
Landspace plans to launch three Zhuque-2 rockets in 2024, six in 2025, and 12 in 2026.
Landspace aims to launch three Zhuque-2 rockets in 2024, six in 2025, and 12 in 2026.
Landspace aims to launch three Zhuque-2 methalox rockets in 2024 and to conduct further hop tests for the stainless steel Zhuque-3.