Tianlong-2

Tianlong-2
Size
Function	Small-lift launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Space Pioneer
Country of origin	China
Height	32.8 m (108 ft)^[1]
Diameter	3.35 m (11.0 ft)^[1]
Mass	153,000 kg (337,000 lb)^[1]
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	2,000 kg (4,400 lb)^[1]
Payload to SSO (500 km)
Mass	1,500 kg (3,300 lb)^[1]

Associated rockets
Family	Tianlong
Comparable	Kinetica 1
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Jiuquan LS-120
Total launches	1
Success(es)	1
First flight	2 April 2023

First stage
Powered by	3 × YF-102^[2]
Maximum thrust	630 kN (140,000 lb_f)
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Second stage
Powered by	1 × TH-11V^[2]
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Third stage
Powered by	1 × TH-31^[2]
Propellant	N₂O₄ / MMH

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The Tianlong-2 (simplified Chinese: 天龙二号; traditional Chinese: 天龍二號; pinyin: Tiānlóng Èrhào; lit. 'Heavenly Dragon 2') is a small-lift launch vehicle developed by Space Pioneer, a private Chinese aerospace company. The rocket is a three-stage design that uses liquid oxygen and kerosene as its main propellants. Its initial low-Earth orbit capacity is 2 tons, which can be increased to 4 tons after future improvements.^[1]

Tianlong-2 successfully completed its maiden flight on April 2, 2023. It is China's first liquid rocket developed by a private enterprise and successfully put into orbit.^[1]

Launches

Flight number	Date (UTC)	Payload	Orbit	Launch Site	Outcome
Tianlong-2 Y1	2 April 2023, 08:48^[3]	Jinta (Ai Taikong Kexue)	SSO	Jiuquan LS-120	Success

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 天兵科技 (2023-04-02). "热烈庆祝天龙二号首飞成功开创我国商业航天新纪元" [Congratulations on the successful maiden flight of Tianlong-2, a new era of commercial spaceflight in China!]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "Tianlong-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ Jones, Andrew (2023-04-03). "China's Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

Attributon: translated from zh:天龙二号运载火箭

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In development	Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 12 Naga-L Nebula 1 New Line 1 OS-M2 OS-M4 Pallas 1 2 Tianlong-3 Zhuque 3
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