Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone, northwest China - Oct 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Zhuque-2E Y4 carrier rocket blasting off, ascending

Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone, northwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of rocket being assembled, transferred

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3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Ma Haijing, general manager, marketing department, LandSpace (starting with shot 2/ending with shot 4):
"Rideshare missions involve multiple clients and satellites with different technical approaches, as well as varying requirements for size, mechanical environment, and layout within the fairing. This kind of systematic work better demonstrates how a private launch company coordinates task organization and scheduling across multiple clients."

Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone, northwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of rocket being transferred, raised to vertical position

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5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Ma Haijing, general manager, marketing department, LandSpace (starting with shot 4/ending with shot 6):
"The Zhuque-2 is a reliable medium-lift launch vehicle. Its main value lies in faster response times and greater reliability and support for customers. Going forward, it will primarily serve the large-scale construction of China's satellite internet constellation, which requires small-batch networking, by providing rapid and dependable launch capacity."

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6. Aerial shots of rocket

China successfully launched a Zhuque-2E Y4 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China on Wednesday.

The rocket lifted off at 19:40 (Beijing Time) and deployed 10 satellites into their preset orbits.

The flight test mission was declared a complete success.

The 10 satellites will conduct key technology tests and verification for cutting-edge global commercial space needs, including space computing power and high-performance satellite internet.

The Zhuque-2 improved variant is a medium-lift liquid-fueled rocket using liquid oxygen and methane as propellants, with a maximum low-Earth orbit payload capacity of six tons.

To accommodate the differences in size, weight, and orbit requirements of the satellites in this mission, the development team optimized the satellite layout inside the fairing and the separation sequence.

"Rideshare missions involve multiple clients and satellites with different technical approaches, as well as varying requirements for size, mechanical environment, and layout within the fairing. This kind of systematic work better demonstrates how a private launch company coordinates task organization and scheduling across multiple clients," said Ma Haijing, general manager of the marketing department at LandSpace.

This launch came just 29 days after the previous mission of the improved Zhuque-2. To meet the demands of high-frequency launches, the development team has improved satellite-rocket testing facilities and adopted standardized procedures to improve the ability to prepare and support multiple missions simultaneously.

"The Zhuque-2 is a reliable medium-lift launch vehicle. Its main value lies in faster response times and greater reliability and support for customers. Going forward, it will primarily serve the large-scale construction of China's satellite internet constellation, which requires small-batch networking, by providing rapid and dependable launch capacity," said Ma.