LandSpace successfully launched the Zhuque-3 rocket on August 19, 2026, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China's Gobi Desert. The mission carried Honghu-03, a prototype low-earth orbit communications satellite developed by Hongqing Technology, LandSpace's subsidiary. The satellite is intended to demonstrate technology for a planned communications constellation operated by the company.

The Zhuque-3, also designated Zhuque-3 Y2, represents the second test flight of LandSpace's liquid-fueled orbital launch vehicle. The rocket successfully placed its payload into the target orbit while executing a controlled, powered descent of its first-stage booster.

The mission achieved historic significance as the first successful orbital booster recovery by a Chinese private launch service provider. The first stage completed a land-based recovery at a designated site in Minqin County, touching down smoothly as planned. This accomplishment marks a major milestone for China's commercial spaceflight sector and demonstrates LandSpace's progress toward reusable rocket technology following its first Zhuque-3 test flight.