Demo Flight

Name: Demo Flight
Start: 2026-04-03T04:17:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-03T06:09:00.000Z
Location: Tianlong-3 Launch Pad

Tianlong-3, Space Pioneer

Tianlong-3 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch time

T-0

Fri 3 Apr, 06:17 CEST

04:17 UTC

The rocket did not reach orbit, or the payload did not separate from it.

The source gives minute precision. Launch plans can change.

Launch record updated by LL2 Fri 3 Apr 2026, 08:29 CEST

Feed checked 11 Oct, 03:42 CEST

Demo Flight on Tianlong-3. Fri 3 Apr 2026, 04:17 UTC. Reported outcome: Failure. Launch site: Tianlong-3 Launch Pad. Source: Launch Library 2.

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

No timeline has been provided by the source.

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC.

Source updates from Launch Library 2 (6)

Announcements supplied by LL2 may predate our tracking. They are separate from changes observed by Space Right Now.

Fri 3 Apr 2026, 06:29 UTCLL2 update
Launch failure.
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Tue 31 Mar 2026, 07:01 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to April 3.
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Mon 30 Mar 2026, 04:50 UTCLL2 update
Added tentative launch date and time per NOTAMs; Assignment of this launch to the launch listed in this launch window is highly uncertain.
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Sat 28 Mar 2026, 12:25 UTCLL2 update
Reverted update due to high uncertainties with linking potential launch on March 30 with Tianlong-3.
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Fri 27 Mar 2026, 15:27 UTCLL2 update
Updated launch date and time per NOTAMs; Assignment of this launch to the launch at the date and time listed is highly uncertain.
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Mon 1 Dec 2025, 16:44 UTCLL2 update
Added launch.
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Tianlong-3 Launch Pad

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China (CN)

Coordinates: 40.8072, 100.13644