Tianlong-3 reusable rocket completes 36-satellite separation test #CGTN

The Chinese large reusable carrier rocket Tianlong-3 completed a key satellite separation test at its intelligent manufacturing base in Zhangjiagang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province on October 24. The simultaneous separation of 36 satellites further validated the liquid-propellant model’s capability for multiple-satellite launches and large-scale delivery.

Primarily tailored to China’s low-orbit constellation deployment, the rocket is capable of sending a payload of 17 to 22 tonnes to low Earth orbit and 10 to 17 tonnes to Sun-synchronous orbit.

The Beijing-based commercial aerospace company, Space Pioneer, aims to conduct the maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle by the end of 2025.