Earth orbit
ZhuQue-3 Demo Flight
First launch of the partially reusable, methalox-fueled ZhuQue-3, featuring an attempt to propulsively land the first stage at a landing site about 300km downrange of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The second stage with a mass simulator successfully reached orbit, but the first stage failed to complete its landing burn.
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
View in 3D map ↗The mission
First launch of the partially reusable, methalox-fueled ZhuQue-3, featuring an attempt to propulsively land the first stage at a landing site about 300km downrange of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The second stage with a mass simulator successfully reached orbit, but the first stage failed to complete its landing burn.
The launch
- Launch
- Dec 03 2025
- Launch location
- LS-43/96, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- Launch vehicle
- Zhuque-3
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A LandSpace Zhuque-3 rocket launched the ZhuQue-3 Demo Flight mission on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- LandSpace
- Vehicle
- Zhuque-3
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2025-282
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Dec 3, 2025, 04:00 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Dec 03 2025
- Pad and location
- LS-43/96, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
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