Launch success.
LandSpace / MISSION BRIEFING
Honghu-03
Zhuque-3 · Communications
Success
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Mission overview
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.
- Mission
- Honghu-03
- Mission type
- Communications
- Provider
- LandSpace
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Mission activity
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Read source update
Liftoff and confirmed successful 1st stage booster landing.
Rescheduled for NET August 18 UTC per new NOTAMs.
Launch delayed per cancellation of NOTAMs.
NET August 10 UTC per NOTAMs; Assignment of this launch to the launch within this launch window is uncertain.
Added launch.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
Zhuque-3LandSpace · ChinaZhuque-3 (ZQ-3) is a reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Chinese private company LandSpace. The rocket is built using stainless steel and shares the same series of gas generator cycle methane/liquid oxygen powered rocket engines as in the currently active ZQ-2E rocket. The first stage uses 9 TQ-12 engines (initially the TQ-12A, then upgraded TQ-12B) while the second stage uses 1 TQ-15 engine (TQ-15A, then TQ-15B). On launch missions where the first stage is recovered, it will land on a down-range landing pad located in Minqin County, Gansu Province.
Payload
Honghu-03
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Classification
- LEO
Launch site
Launch Area 96B
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 40.92017°
- Longitude
- 100.25129°
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
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Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 01:08 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
m.weibo.cn · Updated Sep 13, 2026 01:08 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
m.weibo.cn · Updated Sep 13, 2026 01:08 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 01:08 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 01:08 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 13, 2026 01:08 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
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