SuccessOrbital launch
Zhuque-3 | Honghu-03
Launched Aug 18, 2026, 23:35 UTC
Launch Library gives this time to the second.
STATUS
Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
MISSION
- Mission
- Honghu-03
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
ROCKET AND PROVIDER
- Rocket
- Zhuque-3
- Provider
- LandSpace (commercial)
- Window
- Aug 18, 2026, 23:27 UTC to Aug 19, 2026, 00:04 UTC
LAUNCH SITE
- Pad
- Launch Area 96B
- Location
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), record updated Sep 13, 2026, 01:08 UTC. Times are UTC. Every launch SpaceDew tracks