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Zhuque-2 | Flight 3

ZQ-2 Y3

LandSpace · Zhuque-2 · Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

LandSpace's 4th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,570th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 8, 2023 · 23:39 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 8, 23:31 – Dec 9, 00:53 UTC

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Flight 3

First operational flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with 3 payloads: Tianyi-33 - 50 kg class satellite from TYSPACE & Hunan University of Science and Technology that tests various new technologies including a camera, new spacecraft thermal control, composite material for anti-radiation effects, high-output electric power supplies and payload control software using the Rust programming language; Honghu-1 & 2 - 50 kg class satellites for long term testing of Xenon & Krypton-based Hall-effect thrusters & Argon-based ion thrusters.

Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/9/2023 · source

  • Delayed to December 8 UTC per new NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2023 · source

  • Go for launch per NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2023 · source

  • NET December 6 UTC.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/25/2023 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2023 · source

Pad — Launch Area 96A

Local pad time: Dec 9, 7:39 AM GMT+8

8 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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