北京天兵科技有限公司
Space Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese aerospace company established in 2019 that focuses on developing reusable orbital rocket technology, including launch vehicles and liquid rocket engines. They aim to provide low-cost space launch services and meet the launch demands for projects like the Chinese national satellite internet and resupply missions to the Tiangong space station. Space Pioneer's key products include the Tianlong series of rockets (TL-2 and TL-3), and their customers potentially include the CNSA and commercial satellite companies. The company is also developing rocket engines such as the Tianhuo series.
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Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 had previously been expected to fly in December 2025.
Space Pioneer has compatible rocket TL-3.
Space Pioneer plans to have the maiden flight of the TL-3 rocket in 2025.
JNO simulated the Space Pioneer recovery system without grid fins and reaction control systems (RCSs).
The center engine in Space Pioneer's method would maintain low throttle firing after stage separation and potentially before re-entry with hot staging.
Space Pioneer patented a method to land a stage relying solely on the center engine's thrust vector control (TVC) without using reaction control systems (RCSs) or grid fins.
Five private launch firms—i-Space, Galactic Energy, Space Pioneer, LandSpace, and Orienspace—have successfully placed payloads into orbit using their own carrier rockets.
LandSpace, Galactic Energy, CAS Space, Space Pioneer, Yee Space, and MinoSpace have had their IPO counseling and filings accepted by local securities regulatory bureaus.
The Tianlong-3 rocket is developed by Space Pioneer.
SPACE-PIONEER Tianlong-3 is a launch vehicle.
The Tianlong-3 rocket from Space Pioneer arrived at Jiuquan in November and is a two-stage rocket that is 72 meters tall and 3.8 meters wide.
The five purely commercial launch companies are Galactic Energy, iSpace, Landspace, Orienspace, and Space Pioneer.
Space Pioneer plans to expand its Jiuquan operations to support two simultaneous launch campaigns, for up to sixty launches per year.
Space Pioneer’s two-stage partially reusable Tianlong-3 launch vehicle departed from Zhangjiagang on November 7th.
Tianlong-3 arrived at Space Pioneer’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center before November 18th.
If successful, Space Pioneer's satellite deployment contract may be modified for larger batches of thirty-six or fifty-four satellites.
Space Pioneer, LandSpace, and CAS Space have won contracts to launch eighteen Qianfan satellites.
Shanghai-backed Qianfan satellites are being tested by Space Pioneer, which includes a thirty-six satellite testing set conducted on November 18th.
Space Pioneer has installed propellant storage tanks and plumbing to fuel Tianlong-3.
Space Pioneer has built and tested a launch pad and horizontal vehicle assembly building at Jiuquan.