Rocket
Zhuque-3
LandSpace · China
Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) is a reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Chinese private company LandSpace. The rocket is built using stainless steel and shares the same series of gas generator cycle methane/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines as in the currently active ZQ-2E rocket. The first stage uses 9 TQ-12 engines (initially the TQ-12A, then upgraded TQ-12B) while the second stage uses 1 TQ-15 engine (TQ-15A, then TQ-15B). On launch missions where the first stage is recovered, it will land on a down-range landing pad located in Minqin County, Gansu Province.
- Manufacturer
- LandSpace
- First flight
- December 3, 2025
- Launches
- 2
- Successful
- 2
- Failed
- 0
- Height
- 76.6 m
- Diameter
- 4.5 m
- Liftoff mass
- 660 t
- Payload to low Earth orbit
- 21,300 kg
- Reusable
- yes