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Maiden Flight
Zhuque-2LandSpaceLaunch Area 96A
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 · 08:30 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
Vehicle
Zhuque-2
Profile →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
Launches9
Successes6
Provider
LandSpace
Profile →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
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40.915°N, 100.245°E
Delay History
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.
