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Zhuque-2E (LandSpace)

Zhuque-2E

Photo Credit: Landspace

  • Length: 49.5 m
  • Diameter: 3.35 m
  • Launch Mass: 229 T
  • LEO Capacity: 6000 kg
  • SSO Capacity: 4000 kg

The Zhuque-2E, manufactured by LandSpace established in 2015, undertook its inaugural launch on 11/27/2024, is non-reusable and is active.

Zhuque-2E has 1 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 1 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

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.

Manufacturer

LandSpace (LS)

Founder: Zhang Changwu

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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