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Honghu-03

Success

Zhuque-3

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Tuesday August 18 2026, 23:35:20 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleZhuque-3

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Area 96B

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General trajectory

Launch Area 96B

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launching

Southeast

132° · SE

40.920, 100.251

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets

Orbit

Apogee820 km

Perigee790 km

Period101.0 min

Inclination55.02°

Launch heading 132° · SE from Honghu-03 PO.

Parking orbitHonghu-03 PO› conelow

1 70172U 26189A 26230.98887731 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 70172 55.0182 279.5302 0470525 132.1938 005.6000 15.23035812 09

OrbitHonghu-03low

1 70172U 26189A 26231.02086806 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

2 70172 55.0182 279.5032 0020881 132.1357 181.0443 14.25989385 04

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

Note: Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket and first ever successful orbital launch vehicle booster recovery by a Chinese private launch service provider. Prototype LEO communication satellite for LandSpace's subsidiary Hongqing Technology.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · NewZQ-3 F2

lost1st flight

Flights1

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn—

Recovered · VL · ZQ-3 LZ· 390 km downrange

First stage booster used on the 2nd flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-3 rocket, which resulted in a successful landing, however it was damaged after tipped over due to post-landing fire induced landing leg failure.

Quick facts

VehicleZhuque-3

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadLaunch Area 96B

SiteJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

WindowTuesday August 18 2026, 23:27:00 UTC→Wednesday August 19 2026, 00:04:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyZhuque

Height76.6 m

Diameter4.5 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity21,300 kg

Track record2/2 successful

Landings1/2