LandSpace Zhuque-2E Guangchuan-01 & 02
Zhuque-2E
Status
Success
Date
27 NOV 2024
02:00
Launch Provider
LandSpace
Launch Pad
Launch Area 96A
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
2 satellites for testing and demonstrating LEO communication satellite constellation technologies. First flight of the enhanced Zhuque-2.
Rocket
Zhuque-2E
Mission Type
Technology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
49.5 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
229 T
Thrust
2,880 kN