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 does not currently have a constructed downrange landing site for reusable Tianlong-3 hardware.
Space Pioneer currently says Tianlong-3 can deliver 14,000 kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit with first-stage reuse.
The launch-pad structure had previously only been retracted when Tianlong 3 was known to be vertical in late November and mid-January.
A successful Tianlong-3 first-stage static fire took place on a floating platform near Haiyang, Shandong, in September 2025.
Space Pioneer currently says Tianlong-3 can deliver 17,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit with first-stage reuse.
Copernicus Earth observation imagery showed activity around Tianlong-3’s launch pad starting on March 20.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 is a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle.
Space Pioneer currently says Tianlong-3 can deliver 17,000 kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit when expended.
The June 2024 Tianlong-3 static-fire test stand was located in a renovated quarry.
A first-stage Tianlong-3 booster broke free from a test stand during a static fire in June 2024 after producing more thrust than the stand could handle.
Tianlong 3 may launch within a few days.
Tianlong 3 may launch with 36 Qianfan satellites.
Space Pioneer and Genesat published news of successful tests with large Qianfan-like satellite deployment mechanisms around the time Tianlong-3 arrived at the launch site.
By late January, Tianlong-3 was reported as ready to launch but had not launched.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 is capable of placing up to 17,000 kilograms into sun-synchronous orbit.
Tianlong-3 has been undergoing testing at Jiuquan since mid-November 2025.
Deployments of Qianfan spacecraft in 2026 are contracted to launch on providers including LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 and Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 and on state-owned launch solutions.
A batch of Qianfan satellites may be onboard Tianlong-3’s first launch in the coming weeks.
There is no landing attempt planned for Tianlong-3 Y1.
Flight dates for Tianlong-3 Y1 are unknown.