Zhuque-2 | Flight 2
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
July 12, 2023, 12:53 a.m. - July 12, 2023, 3:14 a.m.
July 12, 2023, 12:53 a.m. - July 12, 2023, 3:14 a.m.
Second test flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with a dummy payload. This launch was the first successful use of methane/liquid oxygen-powered rocket engines for transportation to Earth orbit and beyond.
The vehicle experienced a spin, but achieved the primary mission objective of achieving orbit.
Liftoff confirmed
Launch moved forward by 5 hours per new NOTAMs.
Added launch time per NOTAMs.
NET July 12.
Zhuque-2 is a medium-sized rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane capable of lifting 6,000 kg of payload into a 200 km low Earth orbit, or 4,000 kg of payload into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit.
See DetailsLandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.
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