ABOUT ZHUQUE-2E BLOCK 2
Zhuque-2E (E stands for “enhanced”) is a medium-sized rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane capable of lifting 6,000 kg of payload into a 200 km low Earth orbit, or 4,000 kg of payload into a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit. It differs from the baseline Zhuque-2 in using enhanced TQ-12A engines on the 1st stage with higher thrust and specific impulse than the original TQ-12, and a new TQ-15A engine on the 2nd stage that has a moveable nozzle.
The Block 2 variant lengthens the 1st stage with more propellant load and a lighter structure, plus engines with still more increased thrust to reach the capabilities listed above.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
6,000 kg
TO LEO
13,230 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
3,312
KILONEWTONS
744,567
POUNDS-FORCE
~4,441
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height55.9 m (183 ft)
Diameter3.35 m (11 ft)
Launch Mass267 kg (589 lbs)
Stages2
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