LandSpaceZhuque-2E Block 2Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mass Simulator
Launched
May 14, 2026 · 03:00 UTC
Image: LandSpace
Summary
Mass Simulator launched on a LandSpace Zhuque-2E Block 2 from Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 14, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:52 to 05:08 UTC. It was LandSpace's 9th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,283rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Zhuque-2E Block 2 flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Dingzhihua Shiyan Zaihe, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 880 km orbit inclined 89.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zhuque-2E Block 2 · LandSpace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 1st Zhuque-2E Block 2 flightLandSpace's 9th launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,283rd orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dingzhihua Shiyan Zaihe · NORAD 69096 · 2026-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT B
- Object ID
- 2026-104B
- Epoch
- 2026-05-14 10:28:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.08507158 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.04793152
- Inclination
- 88.9806°
- Ascending node
- 198.8204°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.8174°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.2391°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.00018693269
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Dingzhihua Shiyan Zaihe · NORAD 69096 · re-entered May 17, 2026
Zhuque-2E Y5 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and engine upgrades.
Pad
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7th launch from Launch Area 96A, 1st this year · 284th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 14, 11:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
272 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 4 earlier updates
Delayed to May 14 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/12/2026 · source
Rescheduled for May 13 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2026 · source
Apparently scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/19/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain. (see also https://x.com/raz_liu/status/2033756082590658783)
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/17/2026 · source
Questions
When did Mass Simulator launch?
Mass Simulator launched on May 14, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:52 to 05:08 UTC.
Where can I watch Mass Simulator?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mass Simulator?
Zhuque-2E Block 2, flown by LandSpace. Zhuque-2E Block 2 spec sheet
Where did Mass Simulator launch from?
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 14, 11:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Mass Simulator reach?
Dingzhihua Shiyan Zaihe, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 880 km orbit inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did Mass Simulator launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).