Launch Successful

Zhuque-3 | Honghu-03

Name: Zhuque-3 | Honghu-03
Start: 2026-08-18T23:35:20.000Z
End: 2026-08-19T00:04:00.000Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

August 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Zhuque-3 | Honghu-03 launch image — Mission imagery · Zhuque-3

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August 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Area 96B

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9202, 100.2513

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Rocket: Zhuque-3
Launch site: Launch Area 96B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: August 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
Window closes: August 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC
Feed updated: August 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Zhuque-3

Zhuque

Height

76.6 m

Diameter

4.5 m

LEO capacity

21,300 kg

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Launch complex

Launch Area 96B

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

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