China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land

[chinasun]

China launches Zhuque-3, achieving its first rocket recovery on land


China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land. #Zhuque-3

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China's LEO constellation launches are climbing year by year. In 2027, launches will exceed 1,000, with Qianfan and GW aiming for 1,296 and 900 in-orbit satellites, respectively. Entering an intensive phase in 2028, the two constellations plan a combined 7,600 launches, which will scale up to over 8,600 by 2030.

 

[Shui]

NB very NB

 

[ety]

Zhuque-3 was launched by a private company named LandSpace ? That's a milestone.

 

[东风夜放花千树]

On July 10, 2026, the Changzheng-10B carrier rocket had a successful maiden flight at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, with one of its first-stage rockets accurately recovered on a sea platform using the world’s first net-style capture method.


On August 19, 2026, the Zhuque-3 carrier rocket was successfully launched, and one of its first-stage rockets landed precisely on the planned landing site according to the scheduled procedure.



Both completed their satellite launch missions and successfully recovered a first-stage rocket. China became the first country in the world to master both "net recovery" and "land recovery" rocket technologies at the same time.

The difference between Chinese technology and Musk’s technology lies in their approaches. Chinese technology reduces launch costs and offers more technical diversity. Musk’s technology has an advantage in launch frequency. Chinese tech is creating competition in the commercial satellite launch sector and is expected to lead to a drop in Musk’s stock.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

It is impressive for China's reusable rocket milestone, and hopefully it could be soon commercialized like the Falcon 9 in large scale.

Also, don't forget the main dish which is the lunar version of the Long March 10 in next year.