Key statistics
Satellite ZQ-3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
58
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
56.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ZQ-3 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ZQ-3 R/B
International designator: 2025-282A
Object number (NORAD): 66877
Object ID (CCSDS): 66877
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 88.414 minutes
Inclination: 56.9293 deg
SMA: 6574.176 km
Apoapsis: 278.174 km
Periapsis: 113.908 km
RAAN: 216.4656 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0124933
Argument of periapsis: 305.6703 deg
Mean anomaly: 53.2809 deg
Mean motion: 16.28698702 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.1189085 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014792 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 30, 2026, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 29, 2026, 11:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ZQ-3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 66877U 25282A 26029.99103693 .11890850 11946-4 14792-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 66877 56.9293 216.4656 0124933 305.6703 53.2809 16.28698702 8718
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ZQ-3 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
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.
ZQ-3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight’, on board a Zhuque-3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 3, 2025, 4 a.m. from Launch Area 96B.
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Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 3, 2025, 4 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Zhuque-3
Launch pad: Launch Area 96B
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
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...
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...
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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