Status
Failure
Demo Flight
Launch Time
Wed Dec 14, 2022 08:30 UTC
Wed Dec 14, 2022 08:30 UTC
Second-stage vernier engines unexpectedly shut down during second stage main engine cut-off after LOX pump casing was broken by SECO-induced forces at the LOX inlet; the vernier engines were planned to continue firing to reach orbit.
First flight of ZhuQue 2. The ZhuQue 2 became the first orbital launcher in history to use methane following this launch.
Rocket
Mission Details
Demo Flight
Payload has not been disclosed yet.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 96, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2022
176th orbital launch attempt
Blue Arrow Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.
2nd mission
1st mission of 2022
2nd failed mission
ZhuQue 2
1st mission
1st mission of 2022
1st failed mission