Landspace will launch its new solid propellant rocket
Zhuque-1 (ZQ-1) by the end of 2018. Carrying a
small satellite, the rocket will be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Centre.
The 19-metre-long rocket has a 1.2-metre diameter, a takeoff weight of 27 tonnes
and thrust of 45 tonnes. After nine months of development, the rocket completed
the final assembly. The origin of the motors is completely unknown.
Landspace has launched the satellite Weilai-1
for an orbit with the ZQ-1 on October 27, 2018.
But the mission has been officially declared lost. The third stage operated
incorrectly.