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Zhuhai-1
Zhuhai-1 (珠海一号) is a commercial remote sensing satellite constellation operated by Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace of Zhuhai, China, planned to comprise 34 satellites carrying video, hyperspectral, and radar payloads, first launched in 2017.
Zhuque-3 (朱雀三号)
Zhuque-3 (朱雀三号) is a partially reusable methane-fueled orbital rocket developed by LandSpace; its August 2026 second flight achieved China's first land recovery of an orbital-class booster.
Zhurong (rover)
Zhurong (祝融), named after a Chinese god of fire, is China's first Mars rover. Delivered by Tianwen-1, it landed in southern Utopia Planitia in May 2021.
Ziyuan
Ziyuan (资源, "Resource"), designated ZY, is a Chinese series of Earth-observation remote-sensing satellites developed by CAST, including China's first civil high-resolution stereo mapping satellite, Ziyuan-3, launched in 2012.
Ziyuan-3
Ziyuan-3 (资源三号, also written ZY-3) is a Chinese series of high-resolution stereo mapping satellites, with three launched in 2012, 2016, and 2020 to produce topographic maps.
ZK-1 (rocket)
ZK-1 (力箭一号), also known as Lijian-1 or Kinetica-1, is a four-stage all-solid-propellant Chinese orbital rocket developed by CAS Space, first flown in 2022 as China's largest solid-propellant launcher.
Zvezda (Звезда) (ISS module)
Zvezda (Звезда, "Star") is the service module of the International Space Station, launched in July 2000 as the first fully Russian contribution to the station.
ZY (satellite bus)
ZY is a family of remote sensing satellite buses, designated ZY1000, ZY2000, and ZY3000, developed by China's China Academy of Space Technology for Earth observation.