Rollout of China's Upgraded Landspace Zhuque II Methalox Commercial Rocket
Little snow has arrived, it is the perfect time . . . An improved Landspace Zhuque-2E methane/liquid oxygen-fueled (methalox/CH4) carrier rocket has been moved in preparation for launch in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Landspace is a commercial world leader in methane/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines that have proved capable of delivering payloads to low-Earth orbit.
The new Zhuque-2E rocket has upgraded first stage engines and a new second stage with an engine nozzle that swivels. The Zhuque-2E will finally reach the 6 metric ton low-Earth orbit (LEO)/4 metric ton Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) capability Landspace planned. China's pioneering commercial space launch company, LandSpace, now has the opportunity to send heavy satellite payloads to Earth orbit before SpaceX's Starship does using methane/liquid oxygen engines.
LandSpace Technology Corporation is a Chinese commercial space launch provider based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Zhang Changwu. In July 2023, the company's Zhuque-2 rocket became the first methane-fueled orbital launch vehicle in the world after reaching orbit on its second flight. LandSpace planned three Zhuque-2 launches in 2024 and another six in 2025.
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) was founded in 1958. It was the first of China's four spaceports. The launch center has been the focus of many of China's historic space ventures, including the country's first satellite Dong Fang Hong I in 1970 and their first crewed space mission, Shenzhou V, on October 15, 2003. JSLC is now a home for many new Chinese commercial space launch firms, like Landspace.
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Release Date: Nov. 22, 2024
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