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 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 and Landspace reached orbit with the first Chinese commercial liquid propellant launchers in 2023.
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 launched the Tianlong 2 using coal-based kerosene in April.
In 2023, Galactic Energy, iSpace, Landspace, Space Pioneer, CAS Space, and Expace reached orbit and collectively accounted for 16 of China’s 58 orbital launches.
In 2023, China’s commercial launch companies CAS Space, Galactic Energy, iSpace, Expace, Space Pioneer, and Landspace reached orbit.
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 reached orbit with its kerolox Tianlong-2 in April 2023.
Space Pioneer is planning to launch its Tianlong-3 rocket in the first half of 2024 with plans for eventual reusability.
Space Pioneer and Landspace achieved the first Chinese commercial liquid propellant launch successes in 2023.
CAS Space, Galactic Energy, iSpace, Expace, Space Pioneer, and Landspace all reached orbit in 2023.
Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd (Space Pioneer) raised a C+ funding round worth several hundred million yuan on 2023-10-25.
Commercial Chinese launch companies Landspace, Space Pioneer, Galactic Energy, iSpace, and Expace have all reached orbit 2023.
CAS Space, Galactic Energy, iSpace, Expace, Space Pioneer, and Landspace reached orbit in 2023.
Space Pioneer and Landspace achieved first commercial liquid-propellant launch successes in 2023.