Tianlong-2

Space Pioneer has reached orbit once so far with Tianlong-2.

Tianlong-2 has flown to orbit once and delivered payloads to orbit once.

Tianlong-2 has a 2-tonne low-Earth-orbit payload capability.

Tianlong-2 reached orbit on its first flight attempt.

Tianlong-2’s first stage used rocket engines borrowed from state institutes.

Other launch vehicles using the YF-102 engine include CAS Space’s Kinetica-1, Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-2, and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Commercial Launch Vehicle Group’s soon-to-debut Long March 12B.

Sun Mu is the head of propulsion and the vice-designer in chief of Tianlong 2.

The funding will go towards the Tianlong-2 and Tianlong-3 launchers.

The Tianlong-2 rocket used engines purchased from China’s state-owned main space contractor.

Space Pioneer became the first Chinese commercial company to reach orbit with a liquid rocket in April 2023 using Tianlong-2.

The two Chinese commercial liquid propellant launchers to fly so far—Zhuque-2 and Tianlong-2—have launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

Space Pioneer launched the Tianlong 2 using coal-based kerosene in April.

The methalox Zhuque-2 and the kerolox Tianlong-2 were the first commercial liquid propellant launchers to reach orbit in 2023.

Space Pioneer reached orbit with its kerolox Tianlong-2 in April 2023.

The Tianlong-2 rocket is powered by coal-derived kerosene and CASC-developed YF-102 gas generator engines.

The second Tianlong-2 rocket has been transported from Tianjin to Zhangjiagang, Suzhou and is scheduled to launch in 2024.

The C+ funding round will be used to complete development of the Tianlong-3 rocket and to produce the smaller Tianlong-2.

Space Pioneer (Tianlong-2) and Landspace (Zhuque-2) became the first Chinese commercial firms to reach orbit with liquid propellant rockets in 2023.