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Zhuque-2 | Flight 2

Flight 2

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 12 July 2023, 01:00 am UTC

Rocket: Zhuque-2 (Zhuque)

Provider: LandSpace

Mission

Type: Test Flight

Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Pad: Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Description

Second test flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with a dummy payload. This launch was the first successful use of methane/liquid oxygen-powered rocket engines for transportation to Earth orbit and beyond.