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Tianlong-3 / launch vehicle

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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.

(source, as of 2026-07-08)

key specs

payload to LEO //17,000 kgas of 2026-07-08
flight record //0 / 1 (0.0% success)computed

faq

Who builds Tianlong-3?

Tianlong-3 is built by Space Pioneer. (source, as of 2026-07-08)

How many times has Tianlong-3 flown?

Tianlong-3 has flown 1 times. (source, as of 2026-07-08)

When did Tianlong-3 first fly?

Tianlong-3 first flew on 2026-04-03. (source, as of 2026-07-08)

Is Tianlong-3 reusable?

Tianlong-3 is reusable. (source, as of 2026-07-08)