Tianlong-2

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

Function	Small-lift launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Space Pioneer
Country of origin	China
Size
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	2,505 kN (563,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	275.3s
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Second stage
Powered by	1 × TH-11V[2]
Maximum thrust	300 kN (67,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	340.6s
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Third stage
Powered by	1 × TH-31[2]
Propellant	N2O4 / MMH

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