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.
The Tianlong-3 Y1 vehicle carried a maiden flight mission patch.
Space Pioneer hopes to launch the Tianlong 3 before the Chinese New Year.
The Tianlong-3 payload fairing can accommodate 36 internet satellites.
The Tianlong-3 two-stage rocket has a height of 72 meters and a diameter of 3.8 meters.
Tianlong-3 is a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle developed by Space Pioneer.
Tianlong-3 can deliver up to 17,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.
Space Pioneer conducted a successful 35-second static fire of Tianlong-3’s first-stage TH-12 engines in September 2025 that verified coordinated operation producing 840 tons of thrust.
Space Pioneer plans to support launches of Tianlong-3 from two planned launch pads at Jiuquan.
A second Tianlong-3 vehicle was undergoing intensive final assembly at Space Pioneer’s Zhangjiagang manufacturing facility in Jiangsu province in late 2025.
Tianlong-3 stands 72 meters tall when prepared to launch, is 3.8 meters in diameter, and uses a 4.2-meter-wide fairing.
November 2025 images of the Tianlong-3 at Jiuquan show the vehicle lacks landing legs, grid fins, and apparent mounting points, indicating the first stage will be expended.
Tianlong-3 has completed pre-launch testing and is ready to perform its debut mission.
The first Tianlong-3 mission includes a planned thirty-six-satellite deployment test.
The Tianlong-3 uses liquid oxygen and kerosene rocket engines at its tail.
The Tianlong-3 Y1 rocket has completed preparations and is ready to be launched at JSLC.
Tianlong-3 satellites are stored in drawer-style boxes neatly arranged inside the rocket’s payload fairing.
Assembling a single Tianlong-3 rocket at the Zhangjiagang facility takes approximately two months.
Since November 2025 Tianlong-3 has undergone pre-launch preparations at Space Pioneer’s facilities within the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
A fully fueled Tianlong-3 vehicle weighs 590,000 kilograms.
The Tianlong-3 Y2 rocket is being assembled.