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On 19 January 2024, Landspace conducted a successful vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) test using the Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 test vehicle at [[Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center|Jiuquan]]. The test stage, powered by a single Tianque-12 engine, flew for approximately 60 seconds and reached a height of about 350 meters. Landspace reported a landing accuracy of about 2.4 meters and a touchdown speed of approximately 0.75 meters per second.<ref name="sn-20240119">{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Andrew|title=China's Landspace conducts first VTVL test for reusable stainless steel rocket |url=https://spacenews.com/chinas-landspace-conducts-first-vtvl-test-for-reusable-stainless-steel-rocket/ |access-date=20 January 2024|website=spacenews.com |date=19 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the company had previously announced plans to develop a 200-tonne class full-flow staged combustion engine [[BF-20]], which is expected to be ready by 2028 for a future version of Zhuque-3.<ref name="sn-20231209" />
On 11 September 2024, the Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 test stage completed another successful vertical-takeoff-vertical-landing test at its Jinquan launch complex. The test flight lasted about 200 seconds and achieved a maximum height in excess of 10 kilometres. The flight also featured a mid-air engine cutoff at about 113 seconds into the test and an engine reignition about 40 seconds later when the test stage was at a height of about 4,640 metres; this engine cutoff and reignition sequence during a VTVL attempt represented a first for any Chinese rocket manufacturing entities. The test stage completed its landing sequence at a concrete pad located about 3.2 kilometres away from its launch point; the precise landing spot was 1.7 metres away from the nominal center of the landing pad.<ref name="sn-20240911">{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Andrew|title=Landspace completes 10-kilometer reusable rocket test, eyes 2025 orbital launch |url=https://spacenews.com/landspace-completes-10-kilometer-reusable-rocket-test-eyes-2025-orbital-launch/ |access-date=11 September 2024|website=spacenews.com |date=11 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
== Launches ==
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