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Aug 19 2026

LandSpace lands the first Chinese orbital-class rocket booster recovery, touching the Zhuque-3 first stage down vertically in the Gansu desert on its second orbital flight.

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Stages separated about 137 seconds after a launch from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone; the second stage carried Hongqing Technology's Honghu 03 satellite to orbit while the booster returned to LandSpace's landing site in Minqin County.

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