Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 Demo Flight
Tianlong-2
Status
Success
Date
2 APR 2023
08:48
Launch Provider
Space Pioneer
Launch Pad
Launch Area 120
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
First launch of the Tianlong-2 and first launch for the Chinese private company Space Pioneer. It carried a dummy payload and the iTaikong Science cubesat to SSO for technology demonstration and public outreach Earth observation purposes.
Rocket
Tianlong-2
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Rocket Details
Tianlong-2 is a medium-sized, 3 stage rocket powered by RP-1 and liquid oxygen, with payload capability of 2 tonnes to LEO and 1.5 tonnes to SSO. Tianlong-2 has a liftoff weight of 150 tonnes, liftoff thrust of 190 tonnes and initially uses 3 YF-102 expander cycle RP-1/LOX engines on the first stage each with a thrust of 63.3 metric tonnes. The second stage uses 1 TH-11 staged combustion RP-1/LOX with a thrust of 30.6 metric tonnes. 7 TH-11 engines will be used for the 1st stage of subsequent vehicles. The third stage uses 1 TH-31 NTO/MMH hypergolic fuel engine with 3000 N thrust and 8 x 150 N RCS thrusters. The Tianlong-2 is the first Chinese RP-1-fueled private orbital rocket to attempt an orbital flight.
Height
32.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
150 T
Thrust
1,863 kN