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Rocket file · LV-540

Tianlong-3

Space Pioneer · IN SERVICE

Tianlong-3 is a reusable launch vehicle built by Space Pioneer. It stands 72.0 m tall, lifts 17,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 3 April 2026. It has flown 1 times with 0 successes, a success rate of 0.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height72.0 m
Diameter3.8 m
Payload to LEO17,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight3 April 2026
ReusableYes, stage recovery
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights1
Successful0
Failed1
Success rate0.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Tianlong-3 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Towers of Tianlong Temple in Nanjing 2012-01
Towers of Tianlong Temple in Nanjing 2012-01猫猫的日记本 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Pagoda Forest of Tianlong Temple in Nanjing 03 2012-01
Pagoda Forest of Tianlong Temple in Nanjing 03 2012-01猫猫的日记本 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Pagoda Forest of Tianlong Temple in Nanjing 01 2012-01
Pagoda Forest of Tianlong Temple in Nanjing 01 2012-01猫猫的日记本 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Tianlong-3 flown?
1 times, with 0 successes and 1 failures.
What is Tianlong-3's success rate?
0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
When is the next Tianlong-3 launch?
Tianlong-3 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Tianlong-3 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Tianlong-3 at 17,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Tianlong-3 reusable?
Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Tianlong-3 as reusable. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.