Tianlong-3 is a two-stage, medium-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by Space Pioneer, designed to be partially reusable with a first stage capable of autonomous vertical landing and reuse up to 10 times. It is 71 m tall, 3.8 m in diameter, and rated to lift 17 t to low Earth orbit or 14 t to a sun-synchronous orbit. Its maiden flight, on 3 April 2026 from Jiuquan, suffered an anomaly during first-stage flight; booster recovery was not attempted on this flight.
facts
providerSpace Pioneer
countryChina
classmedium
payload to LEOkg17,000
reusableyes
first flight2026-04-03
flights total1
flights successful0
last flight2026-04-03
next flightunknown
statusoperational
price per launchUSDunknown
crawled events
- notable2026-07-01China names 271 members of state-backed commercial space consortium
timeline
- 20242024-06-30Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 first stage accidentally launches during static fire test (per SpaceNews)as of 2026-07-12
sources
[1] en.wikipedia.org ↗
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[2] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
reusable2026-07-08
faq
Who builds Tianlong-3?
Tianlong-3 is built by Space Pioneer. as of 2026-07-08
How many times has Tianlong-3 flown?
Tianlong-3 has flown 1 times. as of 2026-07-08
When did Tianlong-3 first fly?
Tianlong-3 first flew on 2026-04-03. as of 2026-07-08
Is Tianlong-3 reusable?
Tianlong-3 is reusable. as of 2026-07-08