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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Hyperbola-3

双曲线三号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

i-Space (Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd.)Development
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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
0
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
14,000 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202604
202704
202804
202904
203004
203104
203204
203304
203404
203504
203604
203704
203804
203904
204004
204104

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Hyperbola-3
LEO14,000 kgUnknownUnknownIThome Hyperbola-3 Test Report
Hyperbola-3
LEO13,700 kg200 kmUnknownchinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC)
Hyperbola-3
LEO8,500 kgUnknownUnknown

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch

No recent missions

No launched missions are linked to variants in this family.

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Hyperbola-3
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2027Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2028Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2029Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2030Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2031Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2032Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2033Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2034Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2035Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2036Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2037Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2038Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2039Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2040Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
2041Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site420%Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launc...
Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2026 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2027 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2028 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2029 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2030 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2031 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2032 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2033 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2034 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2035 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2036 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2037 · 20% confidence
4

Chinese commercial development launcher; conservative low-confidence default. Site mapping: Hyperbola-3 first-flight sources point to Wenchang commercial launch infrastructure; ke...

IThome Hyperbola-3 Test Report
Hyperbola-3
LEO8,500 kg200 kmUnknownchinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC)
Track
Mentions
95
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
0.0-5.0
Actions

iSpace’s Hyperbola-3 is a methane-liquid oxygen reusable rocket with a payload capacity of 8,500 kg to low Earth orbit and its first flight is planned for 2025.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Apr 19, 2024China to leverage growing commercial space sector to launch megaconstellations
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iSpace is developing the Hyperbola-3 methane-liquid oxygen reusable rocket with a payload capacity of 8,500 kg to LEO and a first flight planned for 2025.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.6Mar 5, 2024China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026

iSpace’s Hyperbola-3 is a methane-liquid oxygen reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 8,500 kg to LEO and a first flight planned for 2025.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.4Feb 14, 2024Chinese launch startup Orienspace secures $83.5 million

Multiple Chinese companies are developing reusable rockets, including iSpace’s Hyperbola-3, Landspace’s Zhuque-3, Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1, CAS Space’s Kinetica 2, Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1, and Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Feb 14, 2024Chinese launch startup Orienspace secures $83.5 million

iSpace’s Hyperbola-3 is a methane-liquid oxygen reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 8,500 kg to LEO and a first flight planned for 2025.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.5Jan 19, 2024China’s Landspace conducts first VTVL test for reusable stainless steel rocket

The Hyperbola-3 rocket will be 69 m long and able to lift 8,500 kg to LEO in reusable mode.

CapabilityValue 4.6Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

iSpace plans to demonstrate recovering and reusing a first stage of Hyperbola-3 in 2026.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

iSpace is developing the Hyperbola-3 reusable launch vehicle and obtained flight data from Hyperbola-2Y tests to verify key technologies for Hyperbola-3.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

iSpace targets a first flight of the Hyperbola-3 rocket, with a 13.4-metric-ton payload to low Earth orbit (LEO), in 2025.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.3Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

iSpace is targeting a first flight of the Hyperbola-3 rocket to low Earth orbit in 2025 with a mass to LEO of 13.4 metric tons.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 2, 2023China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage

The Hyperbola-2Y hop test is part of iSpace’s plan to develop the Hyperbola-3 rocket with a reusable first stage.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.4Nov 2, 2023China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage

iSpace plans a demonstration of reuse for Hyperbola-3 in 2026.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 3.8Nov 2, 2023China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage

Beijing-based private firm iSpace presented a conceptual spaceplane at CCAF that would launch on a future Hyperbola-3 methane-LOX launch vehicle and could offer suborbital and orbital tourist flights.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.9Nov 26, 2021Chinese space firms present big ambitions at commercial space forum

iSpace is developing methane-liquid oxygen powered launchers named Hyperbola-2 and Hyperbola-3.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 11, 2021Chinese rocket firms make new moves toward launch

iSpace is developing larger launchers including Hyperbola-3, which features additional first stages used as side boosters.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 25, 2020Chinese space launch firm iSpace raises $173 million in series B funding