Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight

Launch information

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Mission description

First test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight’.

Launch image Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 3, 2025, 4 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Demo Flight (LEO)

Launcher

LandSpace

Rocket

Zhuque-3

Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Area 96B

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

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Launch statistics

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Orbital Launch

#7138

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Location Launch

#267

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Pad Launch

#1

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Agency Launch

#8

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#289

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Location Launch

#28

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#1

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Agency Launch

#3

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Latest news about the launch

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LandSpace reviews booster loss after Zhuque-3 reusable rocket test

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 LandSpace has begun a detailed analysis of its first Zhuque-3 (ZQ 3) orbital test after the reusable rocket's booster was lost during an attempted landing, even as the mission's upper stage reached its planned orbit. T...

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LandSpace ZQ 3 Y1 rocket reaches orbit on first reusable flight attempt

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 LandSpace, a private Chinese rocket company, has flown its ZQ 3, or Rosefinch 3, carrier rocket for the first time, marking China's initial orbital mission using a reusable rocket architecture, although recovery of the...

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China pushing for reusability milestone with Zhuque-3 launch and near-landing

Chinese commercial launch provider LandSpace achieved a major milestone with the successful maiden flight of… The post China pushing for reusability milestone with Zhuque-3 launch and near-landing appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.


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