Hydrolox

Methane

• Zhuque-2 — Reached orbit on its second flight on 12 July 2023, becoming the first methane-fueled rocket to do so. Developed by LandSpace, the vehicle uses the TQ-12 and associated methalox engines.
• Vulcan Centaur — Reached orbit on its first launch (Cert-1) on 8 January 2024. Its first stage uses Blue Origin’s methalox BE-4 engine; the second stage uses the hydrolox RL10.
• New Glenn — Reached orbit on its first flight on 16 January 2025. The rocket is powered by methalox BE-4 engines on the first stage and hydrolox BE-3U engines on the second stage.
• Zhuque-3 — Reached orbit on its first flight on 3 December 2025. Developed by LandSpace, the vehicle uses nine TQ-12A engines on the first stage and one TQ-15A engine on the second stage.
• Long March 12A — Reached orbit on its first flight on 23 December 2025. Developed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the vehicle uses seven Longyun-70 engines on the first stage and one YF-209V engine on the second stage.
• Long March 10B — Reached orbit on its first flight on 10 July 2026. The rocket uses one methalox YF-219 engine on the second stage. The first stage uses kerolox engines.