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On June 29, 2026, LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 reusable Y2 launch vehicle successfully completed its static fire test at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone.
This test comprehensively verified the rocket system, launch site system, and their compatibility. All systems functioned normally, and the test data and results met expectations, verifying the correctness and coordination of the system’s operation and laying a solid foundation for subsequent flight missions. Currently, all key ground verification work before the launch of the Zhuque-3 reusable Y2 launch vehicle has been
completed. The test team will then carry out various launch preparations according to the established plan to ensure full readiness for the flight test mission.
The latest updates regarding the Zhuque-3 reusable Y2 carrier rocket (Zhuque-3 Y2) are as follows:
1. The static ignition test has been successfully completed.
- On June 29, 2026, the Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket successfully completed a static ignition test at the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone.
- The test comprehensively verified the compatibility between the rocket and the launch site systems. All systems functioned normally, and the data met expectations, verifying the correctness and coordination of the system operation.
2. All key pre-launch ground verifications have been completed. - This test marks the completion of all key ground verification work before rocket launch. The test team will carry out subsequent launch preparations as planned to prepare for the flight test mission.
3. Subsequent estimated launch time - According to previous plans, the rocket is expected to launch in early July 2026 after completing erection and static fire.
4. Background and Objectives - Zhuque-3 is a reusable liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicle independently developed by LandSpace, designed with the capability of vertical recovery and reuse of the first stage.
- Previously, during its maiden flight in December 2025, the second stage of the rocket successfully entered orbit, but the first stage experienced an anomaly during recovery, failing to achieve a soft landing. This Y2 mission aims to achieve China’s first successful recovery of the first stage of an orbital-class launch vehicle.
5. Competitive Landscape - The Zhuque-3 and Long March-10B are competing to become the first successfully recovered reusable liquid rocket
I. Key Facts: Static ignition test completed
- On June 29, 2026, LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket successfully completed a static ignition test with nine rockets in parallel at the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone.
- This test comprehensively verified the rocket system, launch site system, and their compatibility. All systems functioned normally, and the test data and results met expectations.
- At this point, all key ground verification work prior to the launch of Zhuque-3 Y2 has been completed.
II. Direct cause: To conduct final ground verification for flight testing.
- The core purpose of static ignition testing is to verify the correctness and coordination of the test and control process, fuel lines, electrical interfaces, and engine ignition and shutdown under real launch conditions.
- This test is the last ground obstacle before the rocket is transferred to the launch site. Only after the test is passed can the subsequent launch preparation process, such as review in the return technology area, secondary transfer, and installation of the fairing, begin.
III. Key Background: Failure of the first flight recovery and improvements in the second flight
- On December 3, 2025, the Zhuque-3 Y1 rocket successfully entered orbit, but the first stage failed to achieve a soft landing at an altitude of about 4,000 meters above the ground in the recovery section due to an abnormality in the fuel pipeline seal and strong crosswind interference, and landed on the edge of the landing site.
- The Y2 rocket completed a technical reset to address the fault, focusing on strengthening the heat protection capabilities of the first-stage tail section and the sealing of the fuel pipeline, and optimizing the reentry control algorithm to improve landing stability.
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