Chinese Private Space

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Land Space rocket factory
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Second orbital launch attempt of the methalox Zhuque-2 is targeted for 12 July 2023.
If successful, it'd be the first fully methane fueled rocket in the world to reach orbit.

Zhuque-2 is a methalox powered medium lift rocket with a payload capacity of 6 t to LEO.

 

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Mission patch of Ceres-1's seventh orbital flight in July 2023

 

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First flight of Space Pioneer Tianlong-3 is delayed to May 2024.

Tianlong-3 is a LOX/RP-1 powered medium lift orbital launcher with a payload capacity of 17 t to LEO.

 

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First flight of Space Pioneer Tianlong-3 is delayed to May 2024.
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Tianlong-3 is a LOX/RP-1 powered medium lift orbital launcher with a payload capacity of 17 t to LEO.

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"The development of TL 3 started at the end of 2021. We have completed its design work and started manufacturing some components. The first flight of this model is planned for the first half of 2024 at our own service tower (Jiuquan satellite launch in northwest China) Center),” Kang Yonglai, founder and chairman of Space Pioneer, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

According to Space Pioneer, TL 3 will have a height of 71 meters and a diameter of 3.8 meters. With a launch weight of 590 tons and a thrust of 770 tons, the rocket will be able to send satellites weighing a total of 14 tons into a typical daily synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, or spacecraft weighing up to 17 tons into low Earth orbit.
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Second orbital launch attempt of the methalox Zhuque-2 is targeted for 12 July 2023.
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Zhuque-2 is a methalox powered medium lift rocket with a payload capacity of 6 t to LEO.

Mission patch

 

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"The development of TL 3 started at the end of 2021. We have completed its design work and started manufacturing some components. The first flight of this model is planned for the first half of 2024 at our own service tower (Jiuquan satellite launch in northwest China) Center),” Kang Yonglai, founder and chairman of Space Pioneer, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

According to Space Pioneer, TL 3 will have a height of 71 meters and a diameter of 3.8 meters. With a launch weight of 590 tons and a thrust of 770 tons, the rocket will be able to send satellites weighing a total of 14 tons into a typical daily synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, or spacecraft weighing up to 17 tons into low Earth orbit.
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Tianlong-3 is slightly larger than the state-owned Long March 7

 

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Update:
Second orbital launch attempt of the methalox Zhuque-2 is targeted for 12 July 2023.
If successful, it'd be the first fully methane fueled rocket in the world to reach orbit.View attachment 212962
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Zhuque-2 is a methalox powered medium lift rocket with a payload capacity of 6 t to LEO.

 

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Latest satellite image shows Zhuque-2 is set for launch

 

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Zhuque-2 rolled out

 

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