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Zhuque-2E
LandSpace
Weather Forecast During Launch
The forecast calls for a temperature of 82°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 9mph.
Mission
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- Type: Unknown
- Orbit: Unknown
Details TBD.
2nd stage attitude control failed at T+258 seconds due to TVC system short circuit, caused by electric arcing on the control system's 450V main bus.
Location
Launch Area 96
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch Area 96 has witnessed the launch of 6 rockets, including 6 orbital launch attempts. While Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, has been the site for 257 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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