LandSpaceLaunch SuccessfulBooster landing failed

Demo Flight

Name: Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight
Start: 2025-12-03T04:00:00Z
Location: Launch Area 96B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Zhuque-3

Launched Wed, Dec 3 · 4:00 AM UTC2025-12-03 04:00 UTCLaunch Area 96B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit
Booster landing failed

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Mission

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Booster landing failed

Landing failed at Zhuque-3 Landing Site

ZQ-3 F1, 1st flight

Worldwide

289th

orbital launch attempt in 2025

LandSpace

3rd

launch this year

Launch Area 96B

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

First test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.

Launch Provider

LandSpace

Commercial · China · Founded 2015 · 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.

Launches

Successful

77%

Landings

of 2

Upcoming

scheduled

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Updates

Dec 3 · 6:20 AM
Launch success, first stage failed to land.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 2 · 1:59 AM
NET December 3 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 1 · 4:44 PM
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin

Zhuque-3

Vehicle history

Height

76.6m

Diameter

4.5m

To low Earth orbit

21,300kg

Liftoff thrust

9,000kN

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LandSpaceLaunch SuccessfulBooster landing failed

Demo Flight

Zhuque-3

Launched Wed, Dec 3 · 4:00 AM UTC2025-12-03 04:00 UTCLaunch Area 96B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit
Booster landing failed

Follow LandSpace in the app

Mission

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Booster landing failed

Landing failed at Zhuque-3 Landing Site

ZQ-3 F1, 1st flight

Worldwide

289th

orbital launch attempt in 2025

LandSpace

3rd

launch this year

Launch Area 96B

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

First test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.

Launch Provider

LandSpace

Commercial · China · Founded 2015 · 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.

Launches

Successful

77%

Landings

of 2

Upcoming

scheduled

All LandSpace launches Wikipedia

Updates

Dec 3 · 6:20 AM
Launch success, first stage failed to land.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 2 · 1:59 AM
NET December 3 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 1 · 4:44 PM
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin

Zhuque-3

Vehicle history

Height

76.6m

Diameter

4.5m

To low Earth orbit

21,300kg

Liftoff thrust

9,000kN

Next From Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center schedule

Nov25Wed

Shenzhou 24CASC · Long March 2F/G · Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedTime TBD NET2026

Flight 2CASC · Long March 12A · Long March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET 2026

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