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This afternoon on the 19th January 2024, Beijing time, the Landspace – Blue Arrow Aerospace Zhuque 3 VTVL-1 reusable vertical take-off and landing verification rocket conducted its first flight test today at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The flight lasted about 60 seconds and the flight altitude was about 350 meters.
During 16:00 Beijing Time on January 19th , 2024, the Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 reusable vertical takeoff and landing recovery verification rocket (hereinafter referred to as the “VTVL-1 test rocket”) independently developed by Blue Arrow Aerospace was ignited and launched into space at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in my country. . The flight time of this test was about 60 seconds, the flight height was about 350m, and the landing position accuracy was about 2.4m. The rocket landed smoothly, the landing point was accurate, and it was in good condition. The test mission was a complete success!
The flight time of Blue Arrow’s grasshopper jump test is about 60 seconds, the flight height is about 350m, the landing position accuracy is 2.4m, the landing speed is 0.75m/s, the landing attitude angle is about 0.14°, and the rolling angle is about 4.4°.
The material of the rocket tank is stainless steel , with a diameter of 3.35 meters, uses a modified TQ-12 transmitter with multiple starts and depth variable thrust capabilities.
The flight time of this test is about 60 seconds, the flight height is about 350m, the landing position accuracy is 2.4m, the landing speed is 0.75m/s, the landing attitude angle is about 0.14°, and the roll angle is about 4.4°.
[The Zhuque-3 reusable rocket successfully completed its first large-scale vertical take-off and landing test]
This afternoon, the Zhuque-3 reusable vertical take-off and landing recovery verification rocket was ignited and lifted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in my country. The rocket then landed smoothly and the test mission was achieved. success. The take-off mass of the test arrow in this test flight is about 50.3 tons, and the maximum take-off mass of the entire arrow can reach 68 tons. It is currently the largest vertical take-off and landing test arrow in China, People’s Republic of China. .
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