China achieves successful land recovery of a rocket

By Zhao Lei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-08-19 07:50
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The ZQ3 Y2 rocket blasts off at the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in Northwest China, Aug 19, 2026. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Technical specs from LandSpace shows the ZQ 3 Y2 had a diameter of 4.5 meters and weighed about 570 metric tons when fully fueled.

The rocket was propelled by nine TQ 12A methane engines on the first stage and a TQ 15A methane engine on the second stage, boasting a liftoff thrust of nearly 770 tons that was enough to transport heavy satellites to low-Earth or Sun-synchronous orbits.

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