LandSpace launches ZQ 3 Y1 rocket in 1st reusable spacecraft attempt
By ZHAO LEI |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2025-12-03 13:57
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After a short flight, the rocket's second-stage booster reached its preset orbital position, while the first-stage booster re-entered the atmosphere and exploded into a fireball over a designated recovery site in Minqin county in Gansu province, which is about 390 kilometers away from the launch site.
According to the Beijing-based rocket maker, the ZQ 3 Y1 stands 66.1 meters tall and 4.5 meters wide, weighing nearly 570 metric tons when fully fueled. With a liftoff thrust of over 750 tons, it has the capability of transporting heavy satellites to low-Earth or sun-synchronous orbits.
