ABOUT ZHUQUE-2E
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.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
6,000 kg
TO LEO
13,230 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
2,880
KILONEWTONS
647,450
POUNDS-FORCE
~3,862
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height49.5 m (162 ft)
Diameter3.35 m (11 ft)
Launch Mass229 kg (505 lbs)
Stages2
FLIGHT HISTORY
