Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight
Zhuque-3 launched the Demo Flight mission for LandSpace from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Dec 3, 2025 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Launch Area 96B · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhuque-3 | Demo Flight
Launched Dec 3, 2025 1:00:00 PMSuccess
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
First test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket, with a dummy payload. The rocket’s 1st stage attempted to land on a landing pad about 300 km downrange of the launch site.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Dec 3 · 1:00:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- LandSpace
- Rocket
- Zhuque-3
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 96B · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China