#zhuque3 — Public Fediverse posts

The #Zhuque3 rocket successfully landed on August 19, 2026, but collapsed shortly after touchdown due to a fire 🔥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQtD_EXq6w caused by residual propellant. It’s unclear when the booster fell over, but #satellite imagery shows that it stood for at least four hours https://www.china-in-space.com/p/zhuque-3-booster-damaged-after-first

#CCTV:
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Chinese rocket team prepares to strive for more reuses after successful land recovery
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".. Zhuque-3 is initially expected to be reused 2 or 3 times. After data calibration, this may be extended to 5 or 6 times, and eventually to 10 times. "Ultimately, we hope to achieve the goal of 20 times, .."

https://english.cctv.com/2026/08/21/ARTIrCuwRW1ngR7RylNMLl7k260821.shtml

21.8.2026

#China #Landspace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Spaceflight #Wiederverwendung #ZQ3 #Zhuque3

Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/landspace-aims-to-refly-recovered-zhuque-3-booster-within-six-months/

Dem chinesischen Raumfahrtunternehmen LandSpace ist die erste Landung einer Raketenstufe aus Edelstahl gelungen. Die #Zhuque3 nutzt umweltfreundlicheres #Methan als Treibstoff. https://winfuture.de/news,160741.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Fusées réutilisables : la Chine réussit une première et accélère face à SpaceX
https://mac4ever.com/197640
#Mac4Ever #Espace #LandSpace #SpaceX #Zhuque3

The #Zhuque3 is ​made of stainless steel which offers greater heat resistance and the prospect of reduced production costs compared with the #Falcon9's aluminium-lithium ​alloy body. The rocket ‌can lift ⁠14.2 metric tons to #LEO on a one-way trip versus the Falcon 9's 22.8 tons https://www.reuters.com/science/landspace-nails-rocket-booster-landing-first-chinas-private-launchers-2026-08-18/

📆 Wednesday August 19, 2026 First ever successful orbital launch vehicle booster recovery ♻️ by a #Chinese 🇨🇳 private launch service provider https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/8308/

#reusability #ZhuQue3 #Landspace

#TachyonBeam #SpaceMission #China #Zhuque3

A few hours ago, the Chinese Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket blasted off from the Dongfeng commercial area, carrying the Honghu-03 satellite. The second stage successfully reached orbit with payload separation, achieving a successful primary mission on this rocket's second flight, the first to deploy a real satellite into orbit. A goal for LandSpace, the company that developed the rocket, was to land the first stage, which was successful.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2026/08/19/the-first-stage-of-the-chinese-zhuque-3-rocket-successfully-landed-on-its-second-attempt/

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=_Yo7dvmx-IA

#China #Honghu03 #Landspace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Spaceflight #Wiederverwendung #ZQ3 #Zhuque3 #Zhuque3Y2

#wccftech:
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China’s LandSpace Nails ZQ-3 Booster Landing After December Crash, Making China The Only Nation With Both Public And Private Reusable Rockets
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"LandSpace's ZQ-3 rocket just became a viable counterpart to the state-backed CALT and its CZ-10B rocket"

https://wccftech.com/chinas-landspace-nails-zq-3-booster-landing-after-december-crash-making-china-the-only-nation-with-both-public-and-private-reusable-rockets/

18.8.2026

#China #Honghu03 #Landspace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Spaceflight #Wiederverwendung #ZQ3 #Zhuque3 #Zhuque3Y2

#SCMP:
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China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with steel-booster recovery after orbital launch
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"Zhuque-3 is China’s second orbital rocket to demonstrate first-stage recovery after Long March-10B first stage was captured by net in July"

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364492/chinas-landspace-beats-spacex-steel-booster-recovery-after-orbital-launch

19.8.2026

#China #Honghu03 #Landspace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Spaceflight #Wiederverwendung #ZQ3 #Zhuque3 #Zhuque3Y2

#CGTN:
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Land recovery of China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket first stage completed
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".. accurately placing the Honghu-03 satellite into its designated orbit.

According to rocket developer LandSpace, the land recovery sequence of the first stage was completed as intended, .."

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-19/Land-recovery-of-Chinese-reusable-rocket-first-stage-completed-1PJ9H1Mxgoo/p.html

19.8.2026

#China #Honghu03 #Landspace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Spaceflight #Wiederverwendung #ZQ3 #Zhuque3 #Zhuque3Y2

China’s Landspace recovers booster with second orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/chinas-landspace-recovers-booster-with-second-orbital-launch-of-zhuque-3-rocket/

Chinese university-led mission to study asteroid Apophis during close encounter with Earth

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/chinese-university-led-mission-to-study-asteroid-apophis-during-close-encounter-with-earth/

China’s latest batch of new and reusable rockets are close to launch

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/chinas-latest-batch-of-new-and-reusable-rockets-are-close-to-launch/

#CGTN / #CRI:
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„Raketenstraße“-Projekt treibt die Entwicklung der kommerziellen Raumfahrt voran
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"Das Projekt befindet sich in der Beijing E-Town, einem Wirtschafts- und Technologieentwicklungsgebiet im Südosten der Hauptstadt, mit einer Gesamtfläche von 140.000 Quadratmetern .."

https://german.cri.cn/2026/03/23/ARTI1774234260216924

23.3.2026

#China #GalacticEnergy #LandSpace #Pallas1 #Pallas2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Zhuque3

Landspace targets Q2 for next Zhuque-3 orbital launch and recovery attempt

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/landspace-targets-q2-for-next-zhuque-3-orbital-launch-and-recovery-attempt/

Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/landspace-secures-launch-contracts-for-chinas-megaconstellation-projects/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115853731744568358

• #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
• #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
• #BlueMoon 🌙
• #Neutron 🚀
• #Nova 🚀
• #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
• #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
• Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
• #ChangE7
• #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
• #TerranR 🚀
• #Eclipse 🚀
• #NovaC 🌙
• #BlueGhost 🌙
• #Astroscale refueler ⛽
• #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
• #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
• #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

#NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

🚀 A 7'45 de cette vidéo (par ailleurs très intéressante), dernières images de la descente du premier étage de #Zhuque3 avant explosion lors de la tentative d'atterrissage
https://youtu.be/CVvxGjWFqnw

Landspace targets $1 billion for reusable rockets as IPO application accepted

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/landspace-targets-1-billion-for-reusable-rockets-as-ipo-application-accepted/

LandSpace Sets Sights on Mid 2026 for Historic Rocket Recovery!

China’s leading private aerospace firm, LandSpace, has officially announced its goal to achieve the nation’s first successful reusable rocket booster recovery by mid-2026. Following the maiden flight of the Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) on December 3, 2025—which successfully reached orbit but faced a "soft landing" anomaly—the company is doubling down on its next attempt.

#landspace #zhuque3 #reusablerockets #spacexcompetitor #chinaspace

Die chinesische Trägerrakete #Zhuque3 hat beim Erstflug den Orbit erreicht, aber der Versuch einer wiederverwendbaren Landung endete spektakulär. Die Methanol-Rakete orientiert sich stark am Vorbild #SpaceX. https://winfuture.de/news,155368.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

A private Chinese aerospace firm has launched the country’s first #reusable methane-fueled rocket into orbit. The #Zhuque3, developed by Beijing-based LandSpace, lifted off from a commercial test zone in northwest China and completed major flight milestones, the company announced on Wednesday.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335004/chinas-first-reusable-rocket-zhuque-3-makes-maiden-voyage-recovery-attempt-fails

Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage lost during landing attempt

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/zhuque-3-reaches-orbit-on-test-flight-first-stage-lost-during-landing-attempt/