# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRznAJrk1NJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37608847-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-03T15:30:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

China’s Landspace successfully launched its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket for the first time late Tuesday, sending the vehicle into orbit, but falling short on its first stage landing attempt.⁣
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Zhuque-3 is the company’s next-generation, liquid oxygen–methane rocket built for low-cost, high-capacity, high-frequency, reusable operations.⁣
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The Y1 variant features a two-stage, single-core structure with a 4.5-meter diameter for both stages, a 5.2-meter fairing, and a total height of 66.1 meters.⁣
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This mission also tested the rocket’s first-stage vertical recovery technology. Flight telemetry indicates that an anomaly occurred after the booster reignited during the landing phase, preventing a soft touchdown on the recovery pad.⁣
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The stage ultimately came down on the edge of the landing zone, resulting in a failed recovery test. Landspace says the root cause is still under investigation.⁣
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#Space #Landspace #Zhuque3 #RocketLaunch #SpaceFlight #ReusableRocket

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reusablerocket, space, zhuque3, landspace, spaceflight, rocketlaunch

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