Tianlong-3 Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/tianlong-3/ Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:04:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Tianlong-3 Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/tianlong-3/ 32 32 80681979 China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch https://spacenews.com/chinas-commercial-tianlong-3-rocket-fails-on-debut-launch/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-commercial-tianlong-3-rocket-fails-on-debut-launch/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:55:37 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=583685 Full-scale mockup of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket stands vertically on a newly completed launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone, located in the desert landscape of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch pad is equipped with support towers, fueling infrastructure, and ground facilities visible under clear blue skies.

The first launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket from Chinese commercial firm Space Pioneer failed Friday after suffering an anomaly in its ascent phase.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/chinas-commercial-tianlong-3-rocket-fails-on-debut-launch/feed/ 0 583685 Space Pioneer raises $350 million as China’s commercial launch boom accelerates https://spacenews.com/space-pioneer-raises-350-million-as-chinas-commercial-launch-boom-accelerates/ https://spacenews.com/space-pioneer-raises-350-million-as-chinas-commercial-launch-boom-accelerates/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:33:07 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=556303 Full-scale mockup of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket stands vertically on a newly completed launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone, located in the desert landscape of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch pad is equipped with support towers, fueling infrastructure, and ground facilities visible under clear blue skies.

Space Pioneer has secured around $350 million in new funding rounds to support its Tianlong-3 rocket and next-generation launch vehicle and engine development.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/space-pioneer-raises-350-million-as-chinas-commercial-launch-boom-accelerates/feed/ 0 556303 China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025 https://spacenews.com/china-set-for-high-stakes-moon-program-and-reusable-launch-tests-to-close-out-2025/ https://spacenews.com/china-set-for-high-stakes-moon-program-and-reusable-launch-tests-to-close-out-2025/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:26:32 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=554486 China’s Lanyue crewed lunar lander undergoing a landing and ascent test at the extraterrestrial celestial body landing test facility in Huailai, Hebei Province, on August 6, 2025. The lander is suspended from a large steel tower structure and firing its thrusters, producing a yellow exhaust plume characteristic of hypergolic propellants.

China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-set-for-high-stakes-moon-program-and-reusable-launch-tests-to-close-out-2025/feed/ 0 554486 Launch startup iSpace secures fresh funding as hot fire tests heat up China’s reusable rocket race https://spacenews.com/launch-startup-ispace-secures-fresh-funding-as-hot-fire-tests-heat-up-chinas-reusable-rocket-race/ https://spacenews.com/launch-startup-ispace-secures-fresh-funding-as-hot-fire-tests-heat-up-chinas-reusable-rocket-race/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:49:10 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=552441

Launch startup iSpace has raised significant series D+ funding as commercial competitors in China report progress with hot fire tests.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/launch-startup-ispace-secures-fresh-funding-as-hot-fire-tests-heat-up-chinas-reusable-rocket-race/feed/ 0 552441 Space Pioneer completes launch pad for Tianlong-3 rocket https://spacenews.com/space-pioneer-completes-launch-pad-for-tianlong-3-rocket/ https://spacenews.com/space-pioneer-completes-launch-pad-for-tianlong-3-rocket/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:12:36 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=535124 Full-scale mockup of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket stands vertically on a newly completed launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone, located in the desert landscape of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch pad is equipped with support towers, fueling infrastructure, and ground facilities visible under clear blue skies.

Chinese startup Space Pioneer has completed a launch pad at Jiuquan spaceport for its Tianlong-3 liquid propellent rocket ahead of a first orbital launch.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/space-pioneer-completes-launch-pad-for-tianlong-3-rocket/feed/ 0 535124 China to debut new Long March and commercial rockets in 2025 https://spacenews.com/china-to-debut-new-long-march-and-commercial-rockets-in-2025/ https://spacenews.com/china-to-debut-new-long-march-and-commercial-rockets-in-2025/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:40:26 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=510903 A Landspace Zhuque-3 prototype rocket stage, powered by a methane-liquid oxygen exhuast plume, in the skies above the desert at Jiuquan spaceport, Jan. 19, 2024.

New Long March rockets and commercially-developed launch vehicles are expected to have their first flights in 2025, boosting China’s overall launch capabilities.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/china-to-debut-new-long-march-and-commercial-rockets-in-2025/feed/ 0 510903 China’s Space Pioneer pushes towards launch despite static-fire debacle https://spacenews.com/chinas-space-pioneer-pushes-towards-launch-despite-static-fire-debacle/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-space-pioneer-pushes-towards-launch-despite-static-fire-debacle/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:05:54 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497899

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Space Pioneer appears to be moving towards a first launch of its Tianlong-3 rocket despite a disastrous static-fire test in June. Space Pioneer suffered […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/chinas-space-pioneer-pushes-towards-launch-despite-static-fire-debacle/feed/ 0 497899 Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion https://spacenews.com/chinese-rocket-static-fire-test-results-in-unintended-launch-and-huge-explosion/ https://spacenews.com/chinese-rocket-static-fire-test-results-in-unintended-launch-and-huge-explosion/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:03:25 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=465801

A rocket stage test firing by Chinese commercial company Space Pioneer ended in catastrophic failure and a dramatic explosion Sunday.

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