LandSpace

Flight 2

Zhuque-2

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 · 01:00 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Zhuque-2

Launch Pad

Launch Area 96A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

40.915° N, 100.245° E

2

Pad Launches

198

Location Launches

3

Agency Launches

103

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