Launches / Tianlong-3

Past launch Failed

Demo Flight

Tianlong-3, flown by Space Pioneer

Tianlong-3 lifting off with the Demo Flight mission
Image via The Space Devs.

This was Space Pioneer's first launch of 2026, and its second in all.

Counting every operator, it was the 75th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from Tianlong-3 Launch Pad.

Launched
Friday, April 3, 2026, 4:17 a.m. UTC
Window
Friday, April 3, 2026, 3:52 to 6:09 a.m. UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Rocket
Tianlong-3
Operator
Space Pioneer
Failure
Apparently failed around stage separation.

The mission

First test launch of Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 rocket.

Type
Test flight
Destination
Polar orbit

The operator

Space Pioneer

Space Pioneer is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing. It was founded in 2015 by Kang Yonglai.

Sector
Commercial
Based in
China
Founded
2015
Run by
Kang Yonglai, CEO

2 launches so far, 1 of them successful.

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The launch site

It went up from Tianlong-3 Launch Pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.

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