Zhuque-2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by LandSpace. It stands 49.5 m tall, lifts 4,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 14 December 2022. It has flown 3 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 66.7%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height49.5 m
Diameter3.4 m
Payload to LEO4,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight14 December 2022
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful2
Failed1
Success rate66.7%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
About Zhuque-2
Zhuque-2 is a medium-sized rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane capable of lifting 6,000 kg of payload into a 200 km low Earth orbit, or 4,000 kg of payload into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit.
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Common questions
How many times has Zhuque-2 flown?
3 times, with 2 successes and 1 failures.
What is Zhuque-2's success rate?
66.7%. That's 2 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
How much can Zhuque-2 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Zhuque-2 at 4,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Zhuque-2 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Zhuque-2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
