Zhuque-3
Active Re-UsableLandSpace (LS)
Dec. 3, 2025
Description
Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) is a reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Chinese private company LandSpace. The rocket is built using stainless steel and shares the same series of gas generator cycle methane/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines as in the currently active ZQ-2E rocket. The first stage uses 9 TQ-12 engines (initially the TQ-12A, then upgraded TQ-12B) while the second stage uses 1 TQ-15 engine (TQ-15A, then TQ-15B). On launch missions where the first stage is recovered, it will land on a down-range landing pad located in Minqin County, Gansu Province.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
76.6 m -
Diameter
4.5 m -
Fairing Diameter
5.2 m -
Launch Mass
660.0 T -
Thrust
9000.0 kN
Family
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Name
Zhuque-3 -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
ZQ-3 -
Full Name
Zhuque-3
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
21300.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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LandSpace
Commercial
Founder: Zhang Changwu
LS 2015LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.
Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight
LandSpace | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 3, 2025, 4 a.m.
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