Overview

• LandSpace's Zhuque-2E rocket launched six Tianyi satellites into orbit on May 17, 2025, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
• This marks the fifth flight of the Zhuque-2 series and the second for the enhanced Zhuque-2E, which can carry up to 4,000 kilograms to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
• The mission introduced upgrades, including Tianque-12A engines, a niobium-tungsten alloy nozzle for the second stage, and real-time wind correction trajectory technology.
• The satellites, launched for Spacety, will support remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar imagery, and space science experiments, including active deorbit control and gamma-ray burst detection.
• LandSpace, the first company to launch a methane-fueled rocket, is also progressing toward reusable rocket technology, with a test flight planned for late 2025.