Honghu-03
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:35:20
Tuesday August 18, 2026
Mission Details
Read Article
Track Payloads
Launch Notes
Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. First ever successful orbital launch vehicle booster landing by a Chinese private launch service provider. While the booster successfully landed, a post-landing fire damaged one of the landing legs causing the booster to tip over and be damaged.
Honghu-03
Prototype LEO communication satellite for LandSpace's subsidiary Hongqing Technology.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
ZhuQue-3 Landing Site
Launch Site
General Trajectory
E
S
Launching
Southeast
Stats
ZhuQue 3
2nd
Mission
1st
Mission of 2026
Blue Arrow Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.
11th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2026
2026
196th
Orbital launch attempt