Zhuque-3
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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
- Thrust
- 9,000 kN
- Height
- 76.6 m
- Diameter
- 4.5 m
- Launch mass
- 660 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 21,300 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Boosters
Boosters by flights
- ZQ-3 F11 flight0/1 landings
- ZQ-3 F21 flight1/1 landings
Serial-tracked stages only — predominantly SpaceX.