Guangchuan-01 & 02
Zhuque-2E
LandSpace
Weather Forecast During Launch
The forecast calls for a temperature of 32°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 6mph.
Mission
Guangchuan-01 & 02
- Type: Technology
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
2 satellites for testing and demonstrating LEO communication satellite constellation technologies.
First flight of the enhanced Zhuque-2.
Location
Launch Area 96
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Area 96 has witnessed the launch of 4 rockets, including 4 orbital launch attempts. While Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, has been the site for 241 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-2E
Zhuque-2E (E stands for “enhanced”) 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. It differs from the baseline Zhuque-2 in using enhanced TQ-12A engines on the 1st stage with higher thrust and specific impulse than the original TQ-12, and a new TQ-15A engine on the 2nd stage that has a moveable nozzle.
Agency
LandSpace
LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.
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