Zhuque-2 | Flight 2

Launch information

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Mission description

Second test flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with a dummy payload. This launch was the first successful use of methane/liquid oxygen-powered rocket engines for transportation to Earth orbit and beyond.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Zhuque-2 | Flight 2’.

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Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: July 12, 2023, 1 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Launch authority

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

Mission

Flight 2 (SSO)

Launcher

LandSpace

Rocket

Zhuque-2

Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Area 96

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

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Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Zhuque-2 | Flight 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6471

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Location Launch

#198

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Pad Launch

#2

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Agency Launch

#3

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Orbital Launch

#103

Year 2023

Location Launch

#16

Year 2023

Pad Launch

#1

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Agency Launch

#1

Year 2023

Latest news about the launch

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China’s LandSpace Zhuque-2 Rocket wins methane-fueled rocket race

The world’s first methane-fueled rocket successfully reached orbit after launching on July 12th. The private, but government-funded company beat the likes of...

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Landspace Zhuque-2 Reaches Orbit, China Wins Methalox Space Race

China wins Methalox Space Race as Landspace, a private launch provider launches its Zhuque-2 rocket on its second ever flight. The Zhuque-2 experienced a nominal boost phase, stable orbit was confirmed, then the vehicle entered a spin.

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China’s Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket

Chinese private rocket firm Landspace achieved a global first late Tuesday by reaching orbit with a methane-fueled rocket.


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