About Demo Flight
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.
Orbital Attempt
#6,422
SP Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#190
Designator
2023-049
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.
Length
32.8 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
150 t
Thrust
1,863 kN
Capacity
2,000 kg
Capacity
1,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2023
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Apr 2, 2023
Space Pioneer is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Kang Yonglai.
Founded
2015
Administrator
CEO: Kang Yonglai
Total Launches
2
Successful
1
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Apr 2, 2023, 4:48 PM
Total Launches
299
Total Landings
3
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911
Apr 2, 2023, 8:48 AM
Second
1 update
8:23 AM
Window Open
9:47 AM
Window Close
Launch success.
SourceRescheduled for April 2 per new NOTAMs.
SourceLaunch apparently delayed with related NOTAMs cancelled.
SourceLaunch window extended.
SourceApparently rescheduled to March 31, different launch window per new NOTAMs.
SourceLaunch delayed per NOTAM cancellation and insider rumors.
SourceAdded launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities not confirmed to be related to launch at given time and date.
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