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Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

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其中‬天龙3号是由北京天兵科技有限公司自主研发的一款大型可重复使用液体运载火箭。 The diameter of the rocket is 3.8 meters, the total length is 71 meters, the take-off mass is 590 tons, and the take-off thrust is 770 tons. The low-Earth orbit (LEO) has a low-Earth orbit (LEO) capacity of 17 tons and the sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) has a capacity of 14 tons. Reuse at least 10 times. The first and second stages, fairing separation and star and arrow separation all adopt cold separation.

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

The body of the arrow is made of stainless steel and 3D printing materials. Directly benchmarked against SpaceX's Falcon 9 in the United States. At 3.8 meters in diameter, it is about the same as the Falcon 9.

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

The first flight of the Denyu-3 was originally scheduled for May 2024, but was later updated to June of the same year.

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

There is another Suzaku No. 3 that is benchmarked against Falcon 9. Suzaku 3 is a reusable liquid oxygen methane launch vehicle independently developed by LandSpace, a private Chinese aerospace company. The diameter of the rocket is 4.5 meters, the diameter of the fairing is 5.2 meters, the total length is 76.6 meters, the take-off weight is about 660 tons, the take-off thrust is about 900 tons, the one-time mission low orbit (LEO) carrying capacity is about 21.3 tons, and the carrying capacity of the navigation area recovery mission is about 18.3 tons.

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

朱雀三号和天龙三号一样大量采用不锈钢,只不过推进装置‬采用了液氧甲烷发动机

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9
Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

Suzaku III's VTVL-1 test rocket has successfully conducted vertical take-off and landing experiments in January this year. The first flight of the whole arrow is expected to be in 2025.

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

The development of Tianlong-3 and Suzaku 3 represents an important achievement for China's commercial space companies in the field of large-scale reusable rockets, and heralds a key step forward in technological innovation and low-cost space exploration for the industry. This marks an important breakthrough in China's commercial aerospace industry in terms of high reliability, high performance and low cost liquid rocket technology.

Tenryu 3 and Suzaku 3 are benchmarked against Falcon 9

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