Flight 3
Zhuque-2
LandSpace
Rocket Launch Video
Mission
Flight 3
- Type: Technology
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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.
Location
Launch Area 96
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Area 96 has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts. While Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, has been the site for 252 rocket launches.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Rocket
LandSpace Zhuque-2
Zhuque-2 is a medium-sized rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane capable of lifting 6,000 kg of payload into a 200 km low Earth orbit, or 4,000 kg of payload into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit.