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Beijing launch company building Tianlong-3, a kerosene rocket in the Falcon 9 size class with a reusable first stage. Its first flight in April 2026 failed to reach orbit. (1 product in the atlas)

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Launch · From the pad to orbit

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    Tianlong-3

    Large Chinese kerosene rocket meant to reuse its first stage

Known rounds

DateRoundAmountLed by
Jun 2024Private funding round (series not disclosed)$207M—⁠1
Jul 2023Series CUndisclosed—⁠2
Apr 2020Pre-Series A$14MZJU Joint Innovation Investment⁠3

Milestones

  • Apr 2026 Tianlong-3 debut launch failed after an anomaly during ascent.⁠4
  • Jun 2024 A Tianlong-3 first stage broke free during a static-fire test and crashed near the test site in Henan province.⁠5

Sources

  1. BusinessDay (Reuters)Jun 6, 2024
  2. SpaceNewsJul 7, 2023
  3. SpaceNewsApr 14, 2020
  4. SpaceNewsApr 3, 2026
  5. SpaceNewsJun 30, 2024

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