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Zhuque-3 launches Honghu-03 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
LandSpace's Zhuque-3 lifted off from Launch Area 96B at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 18 Aug 2026 23:35:20 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 23:27 UTC and ran 37 minutes. Liftoff came 8 minutes into it.
The first stage, ZQ-3 F2, was making its 1st flight.
It landed on Zhuque-3 Landing Site, 390 km downrange.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
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.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
LandSpace has now flown 11 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 4.
It was the 2nd launch from Launch Area 96B.
| Liftoff | 18 Aug 2026 23:35:20 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Zhuque-3 |
| Provider | LandSpace |
| Pad | Launch Area 96B |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| First stage | ZQ-3 F2 (flight 1) |
| Recovery | Landed — Zhuque-3 Landing Site |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:07:20 GMT.