Success
Mass Simulator
Test Flight
LandSpace(LS)CommercialZhuque-2E Block 2
POorbit
2.8 tonnes Mass Simulator launched to a 900 km polar orbit on a test flight proving further upgrades to the ZQ-2E, including a longer 1st stage and engine upgrades.
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,283
LS Mission
#9
Pad Launch
#7
Location Launch
#284
Designator
2026-105
Launch Window
NET
May 14, 2026, 3:00 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
5 updates
Schedule Updates
5 entries- Current scheduleCurrentNo NET changeMay 14, 2026, 4:06 AMMay 14, 2026, 3:00 AM(Minute)Success
- Schedule updatedDelayed 1dMay 12, 2026, 3:36 AMMay 14, 2026, 3:00 AM(Hour)GoWindow: 2:52 AM – 5:08 AM
- Schedule updatedMoved up 17d 21hMay 7, 2026, 2:18 PMMay 13, 2026, 3:00 AM(Hour)GoWindow: 2:52 AM – 5:08 AM
- Schedule updatedDelayed 31dApr 28, 2026, 7:34 PMMay 31, 2026, 12:00 AM(Month)TBDWindow: 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Initial scheduleApr 17, 2026, 5:52 AMApr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM(Month)TBD
Social Flight Log
- May 14, 2026, 4:00 AM
Launch success.
Source - May 12, 2026, 3:34 AM
Delayed to May 14 per new NOTAMs.
Source - May 7, 2026, 2:17 PM
Rescheduled for May 13 per new NOTAMs.
Source - Mar 19, 2026, 5:25 AM
Apparently scrubbed for the day.
Source - Mar 17, 2026, 4:13 AM
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain. (see also https://x.com/raz_liu/status/2033756082590658783)
Source
Zhuque-2E Block 2 Specs
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.
Length
55.9 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
267 t
Thrust
3,312 kN
LEO Capacity
6,000 kg
SSO Capacity
4,000 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2026
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: May 14, 2026
LandSpace
LandSpace is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Tsinghua University alumni Zhang Changwu.
Founded
2015
Administrator
Founder: Zhang Changwu
Total Launches
9
Successful
6
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
2
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
May 14, 2026, 11:00 AM
Total Launches
286
Total Landings
2
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911