Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen ZKSen for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com November 8 news, Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd. announced today that the Tianlong-3 (TL-3) large liquid carrier rocket will make its maiden flight in June 2024.

Tianbing Science and Technology said that the Tianlong 3 is currently one of the largest rockets in China, and its performance is directly matched to the Falcon 9 of SpaceX, which is tailor-made for China's new satellite Internet infrastructure.

According to the CTOnews.com inquiry, the Tianlong-3 rocket has a diameter of 3.8m, a total length of 71m, a take-off mass of 590t, a takeoff thrust of 770t, a low-Earth orbit capacity of 17t and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 14t. The rocket uses more than 30 new technologies, such as stainless steel 3D printing engine, liquid nitrogen vaporization supercharging, supercooled liquid oxygen, supercooled kerosene, pneumatic separation, etc., which greatly improve the performance-price ratio. At the same time, the first child of Tianlong 3 is equipped with grid rudder and recycling legs, which can be reused more than 50 times and can be returned independently.

According to ▲ Tuyuan Tianbing Science and Technology official account, after the successful maiden flight of the Tianlong-3 rocket, Tianlong-3 will officially enter the commercial batch launch phase in the second half of 2024, with a follow-up capacity of more than 30 rounds a year. In the face of satellites weighing 300kg to 500kg, the Tianlong 3 rocket can carry 30 to 60 satellites at one time, and the launch cost can be effectively reduced to the price level of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

▲ Picture Source Tianbing Science and Technology official website

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