Flight 2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

01:00:00

Wednesday July 12, 2023

Mission Details

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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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Active

ZhuQue-2

Active Since 2022

Agency

Landspace

Rocket

Height: 49.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,000 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,636 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 5m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 96

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

89 days 21 hours

Site 96

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

89 days 21 hours

Stats

ZhuQue 2

2nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2023

Blue Arrow Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.

3rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2023

2023

103rd

Orbital launch attempt