天龙三号
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2027 | 0 | 2 |
| 2028 | 0 | 3 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 5 |
| 2031 | 0 | 6 |
| 2032 | 0 | 8 |
| 2033 | 0 | 8 |
| 2034 | 0 | 8 |
| 2035 | 0 | 8 |
| 2036 | 0 | 8 |
| 2037 | 0 | 8 |
| 2038 | 0 | 8 |
| 2039 | 0 | 8 |
| 2040 | 0 | 8 |
| 2041 | 0 | 1 |
1 launch location represented.
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tianlong-3 | LEO | 17,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | SpaceNews China 2025 launcher preview |
Tianlong-3 | SSO | 14,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Suzhou government Tianlong-3 profile |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Launch 2026-F05 | Tianlong-3 | Apr 3, 2026 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Tianlong-3 | Not stated | 1 | Active |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 | 25% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2027 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 2 | 25% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2028 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 3 | 25% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2029 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 4 | 30% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2030 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 5 | 30% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2031 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 6 | 30% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2032 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2033 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2034 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2035 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2036 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2037 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2038 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2039 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2040 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 8 | 35% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations. |
| 2041 | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Tianlong-3 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Tianlong-3 is a Falcon-9-class commercial launcher with early anomaly risk but should ramp if it enters operations.
Space Pioneer is developing the Tianlong-3 kerolox launcher with plans for a reusable first stage and launch capability comparable to Falcon 9.
Space Pioneer is developing the Tianlong-3 reusable rocket with capacity comparable to Falcon 9 and planned to launch later in the summer of 2024.
Space Pioneer is developing the kerosene-fueled Tianlong-3 reusable launcher with plans for a reusable first stage.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 rocket is 71 m long and is capable of lifting 17,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 14,000 kg to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Space Pioneer is developing the Tianlong-3 kerolox rocket with a reusable first stage and launch capability comparable to Falcon 9.
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.
Space Pioneer is developing the Tianlong-3 kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher that is intended to be comparable to SpaceX Falcon 9 and will initially be flown expendable.
Space Pioneer plans to debut the larger Tianlong-3 in mid-2024.
Space Pioneer plans to launch its Tianlong-3 rocket in June 2024 and intends Tianlong-3 to eventually have a reusable first stage.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 will be capable of lifting 14,000 kg to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Space Pioneer is planning to launch its Tianlong-3 rocket next year with a capability to lift 17,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Space Pioneer is planning to launch its Tianlong-3 rocket in the first half of 2024 with plans for eventual reusability.
Tianlong-3 is designed to lift 17,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 14,000 kg to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Tianlong-3 will have a takeoff mass of 590,000 kg and produce 770,000 kg of thrust.
The C+ funding round will be used to complete development of the Tianlong-3 rocket and to produce the smaller Tianlong-2.
Tianlong-3 would be the largest commercial rocket close to launch in China and would be second nationally to the expendable Long March 5B in LEO capacity.
Space Pioneer has multiple orders for Tianlong-2 launches and plans to launch the Falcon-9-class Tianlong-3 in the first half of 2024.
The C-round funds will be used to develop the Tianlong-3 kerosene-liquid oxygen launch vehicle and its engine.
Tianlong-3 will be capable of lifting 17,000 kg of payload to low Earth orbit and 14,000 kg to 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Tianlong-3 is designed to support launches for China’s national communications megaconstellation Guowang.