MaxQ
Track
Sign In
Ask Q
MaxQ
MaxQ

Legal Stuff

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCommunity GuidelinesAbout MaxQ

Our QMunity

Join our TeamRoadmap & BugsMerch StoreEmail MaxQ

© 2026 MaxQ

•

Prepare for MaxQ

Q Powered by Q
YouTubeDiscordXBlueskyInstagram
Demo Flight

© LandSpace

All launches
LandSpace

Demo Flight

Success

Zhuque-3
T-minus to liftoff

-

00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Wednesday December 3 2025, 04:00:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleZhuque-3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Area 96B
Loading map…

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.

Quick facts

VehicleZhuque-3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Area 96B
SiteJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
WindowWednesday December 3 2025, 03:52:00 UTC→Wednesday December 3 2025, 04:49:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyZhuque
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · NewZQ-3 F1
destroyed1st flight
Flights1
Landings0/10%
Fastest turn—
Landing failed · VL· 390 km downrange

First stage booster used on the 1st flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-3 rocket. Booster attempted to land downrange on its dedicated landing pad, but impacted the edge of the pad following an abnormal landing burn.

Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Area 96B
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40.920, 100.251