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Flight 3

Zhuque-2LandSpaceLaunch Area 96A
Friday, December 8, 2023 · 11:39 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

First operational flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with 3 payloads: Tianyi-33 - 50 kg class satellite from TYSPACE & Hunan University of Science and Technology that tests various new technologies including a camera, new spacecraft thermal control, composite material for anti-radiation effects, high-output electric power supplies and payload control software using the Rust programming language; Honghu-1 & 2 - 50 kg class satellites for long term testing of Xenon & Krypton-based Hall-effect thrusters & Argon-based ion thrusters.

PayloadFlight 3
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerLandSpace
Stages2
PadLaunch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

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

11:31 PM UTC - 12:53 AM UTC

Vehicle

Zhuque-2

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Height49.5 m
LEO Payload4,000 kg
Launches11
Successes8

Provider

LandSpace

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CHN • Founded 2015

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.