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Tianlong-2
Tianlong-2 [Space Pionee]
The Tianlong-2 (TL-2), is a Chinese commercial launch vehicle by the Space Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd.) company. It is the first liquid methane fueled orbital launch vehicle.
Tianlong-2 is 32.8 m tall and has a diameter 3.35 m and is fueled by Kerosene and liquid oxygen. Stage 1 is powered by three TH-11 engines with a total lift-off thrust of 190 t. Stage 2 is powered by a single TH-11 engine with a larger nozzle for vacuum operations and a thrust of 300 kN. The small third stage is powered by the TH-31 engine with 3 kN thrust.
The vehicle is designed to put a 2000 kg payload into a low 200 km orbit or 1500 kg into a sun synchronous orbit.
The first launch is planned for March 2023.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tianlong-2 | Stage 1 / 3 × TH-11 | Stage 2 / TH-11 (Vacuum) | Stage 3 / TH-31 |
| Tianlong-2R | Stage 1 / 7 × TH-11 | Stage 2 / TH-11 (Vacuum) | Stage 3 / TH-31 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianlong-2 | 2000 | 1500 | - | - | - | - |
No: Type: Serial Date LS Payload
none Planned: 1 1 Tianlong-2 Y1 xx.03.2023 Jq Jinta Launch sites: Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, ChinaF Failure P Partial Failure
