Zhuque 3 Family rocket variant.
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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.
Landspace is developing the larger Zhuque-3 stainless steel reusable launcher and conducted a 10-kilometer-altitude launch and landing test in September 2024.
The Zhuque-3 rocket can haul more than 40,000 pounds, comparable to the Falcon 9 rocket produced by SpaceX.
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.
LANDSPACE plans to launch Zhuque-3 at the same time on December 01.
LandSpace is producing additional Zhuque-3 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.
The Zhuque-3 rocket was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, northern China.
LandSpace intends to achieve successful recovery of the Zhuque-3 rocket by mid-2026.
LandSpace intends to use 2.77 billion Yuan (396.2 million United States Dollars) to expand the production capacity of its vehicles, aiming for around fifteen Zhuque-3s per year.