# China launches Zhuque-3, achieves first rocket recovery on land

https://mins.news/en/item/25618

- China News Service, 2026-08-19 00:58 UTC
- Tech
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/sci-tech/2026-08-19/detail-ihfimvaz1909100.shtml

> China launched the reusable Zhuque-3 rocket on Wednesday morning, successfully recovering its first stage on land for the first time. The Zhuque-3 Y2 lifted off at 7:35 a.m. Beijing time from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China. The planned recovery marked a breakthrough in reusable rocket technology.

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