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First flight of the stretched Zhuque-2E Block 2, whose methane-fueled first stage was lengthened by about eight meters; the LandSpace rocket placed a 2,800 kg large-scale constellation deployment experiment payload into a 900 km polar orbit from Jiuquan.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

PO

Polar orbit

Payload to orbit

2.8 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 3 Zhuque-2E Block 2 flights

Date and time

14 May 2026, 03:00 UTC

Rocket

Zhuque-2E Block 2

Builder

LandSpace

Launch site

Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Test Flight

International designator

2026-105

Launches in 2026

110th of 243

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