Zhuque 1
Zhuque 1 ( ZQ-1 , Chinese 朱雀 一号 ) is a launcher from the private Chinese rocket manufacturer LandSpace . ZhuQue can be translated as “vermilion sparrow”, “ red bird ” or “red phoenix”.
history
Beijing-based LandSpace was founded in 2015 as Land Space Corporation Ltd. founded by Tsinghua University . Next to the Zhuque-1, the company developed with liquid fuels ( methane and oxygen -powered) launcher Zhuque 2 .
The first flight took place on October 27, 2018 at 8:00 UTC from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center , but failed due to problems with the third stage. The 40 kilogram experimental earth observation satellite called Weilai-1 was lost. The main body of the satellite measured 32 × 29.5 × 24.8 centimeters. Two solar cell brackets were mounted on two edges of the roughly cube-shaped body .
technology
The ZhuQue 1 is a three-stage rocket in which solid-state motors are used in all stages. The engines of the first stage should develop a starting thrust of 450 kN. Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB-4) with about 1% weight of carbon black is used as fuel . The 19 meter high rocket with a diameter of 1.3 meters (without tail fins) weighs around 27 tons before launch.
For a sun-synchronized , approximately circular orbit around 500 kilometers above the earth, LandSpace specifies a payload capacity of 200 kilograms. 300 kilograms are given for an approximate circular path at a height of 300 kilometers.
Start list
| Serial No. | Date ( UTC ) | Launch site | payload | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 27, 2018 8 a.m. |
Jiuquan | Weilai-1 | Earth orbit not reached |
As of September 2019, there are no plans for a second start.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d raumfahrer.net: China: First flight of ZhuQue 1 in October 2018 , accessed on January 4, 2019
- ↑ Spaceflight Now: LandSpace falls short of orbit in private Chinese launch attempt - Spaceflight Now , accessed January 4, 2019
- ↑ der-orion.com: Zhuque-1 maiden flight fails , accessed on January 4, 2019
- ↑ Chen Lan, Jacqueline Myrrhe: Will LandSpace be China's SpaceX? In: The Space Review. September 3, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
