Zhuque-2E Block 2

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LandSpace (LS)

May 14, 2026

Description

Zhuque-2E (E stands for “enhanced”) is a medium-sized rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane capable of lifting 6,000 kg of payload into a 200 km low Earth orbit, or 4,000 kg of payload into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit. It differs from the baseline Zhuque-2 in using enhanced TQ-12A engines on the 1st stage with higher thrust and specific impulse than the original TQ-12, and a new TQ-15A engine on the 2nd stage that has a moveable nozzle. The Block 2 variant lengthens the 1st stage with more propellant load and a lighter structure, plus engines with still more increased thrust to reach the capabilities listed above.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    55.9 m
  • Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    4.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    267.0 T
  • Thrust
    3312.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Zhuque-2E Block 2
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    2E Block 2
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Zhuque-2E Block 2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    6000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4000.0 kg

LandSpace

Commercial
Founder: Zhang Changwu
LS 2015

LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.

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