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Maiden Flight

Zhuque-2LandSpaceLaunch Area 96A
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 · 08:30 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

Vehicle

Zhuque-2

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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-syn...

Height49.5 m
LEO Payload4,000 kg
Launches11
Successes7

Provider

LandSpace

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CHN • Founded 2015

LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.

Mission Brief

First flight of the new methalox rocket developed by Chinese startup LandSpace.

PayloadMaiden Flight
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerLandSpace
Stages2
PadLaunch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Launch site

Site locked

Launch Area 96A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
40.915°N
Longitude
100.245°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

08:22 AM UTC - 10:44 AM UTC

Delay History

1
Dec 14Dec 14Failure → Failure

Second-stage vernier engines unexpectedly shut down during second stage main engine cut-off after LOX pump casing was broken by SECO-induced forces at the LOX inlet; the vernier engines were planned to continue firing to reach orbit.