捷龙三号
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
| 2027 | 0 | 4 |
| 2028 | 0 | 4 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 4 |
| 2031 | 0 | 4 |
| 2032 | 0 | 4 |
| 2033 | 0 | 4 |
| 2034 | 0 | 4 |
| 2035 | 0 | 4 |
| 2036 | 0 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0 | 4 |
| 2038 | 0 | 4 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jielong-3 | SSO | 1,500 kg | 500 km | Unknown | SpaceNews Jielong-3 capacity report |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| WHJSW-8 | Jielong-3 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Weili Kongjian 02 zu | Jielong-3 | Mar 22, 2026 |
| PRSC-E02 | Jielong-3 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Gili 06 zu 01-11,SK1 |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Jielong-3 | Not stated | 11 | Active |
| 2039 | 0 | 4 |
| 2040 | 0 | 4 |
| 2041 | 0 | 1 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2027 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2028 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2029 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2030 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2031 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2032 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2033 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2034 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2035 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2036 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2037 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2038 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2039 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2040 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 4 | 40% | Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch. |
| 2041 | China sea launch sites | aggregate | 1 | 30% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Jielong-3 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Jielong-3 |
| Sep 24, 2025 |
| Gili 05 zu 01-11 | Jielong-3 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Gili 04 zu 01-11 | Jielong-3 | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Weili Kongjian 01 zu | Jielong-3 | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Jilin Daxue/XSD-15/ | Jielong-3 | Sep 24, 2024 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
Shanghai facilities could potentially support the Ceres-1S, Gravity-1, Jielong-3, and Long March 12 launch vehicles.
Pakistan has launched Earth observation satellites built in cooperation with China over the last 15 months on Long March 2D, Kuaizhou 1A, Kinetica 1, Smart Dragon 3, and Long March 6 launch vehicles.
The April 11 flight was the 11th successful flight of the Smart Dragon-3 vehicle.
The Smart Dragon-3 launched at 7:32 p.m. Beijing Time from a mobile sea-based platform off Yangjiang, Guangdong province.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center managed the Smart Dragon-3 mission.
The Smart Dragon-3 is a four-stage solid-propellant launch vehicle developed by the First Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The mission used the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket.
The Smart Dragon 3 rocket is scheduled to launch offshore at sea on April 11 at about 11:30 UTC.
The Smart Dragon 3 rocket was scheduled to launch offshore at sea on April 11 at around 11:30 UTC.
Jielong-3’s first two stages have a diameter of 2.64 meters, and its fairing has a diameter of 3.35 meters.
China Rocket's Smart Dragon 3 is launched exclusively on a launch ship off the Chinese coast.
Jielong-3, also called Smart Dragon-3, is a four-stage solid-fueled launch vehicle manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.
Jielong-3 is expected to carry up to 2,000 kilograms after the planned upgrades.
Smart Dragon 3 successfully launched a SatNet test satellite at 11:32 UTC on Apr. 11, 2026.
Before this launch, Jielong-3’s highest mission altitude had been 656 kilometers.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology said the Jielong-3 mission came within twenty days of its previous launch on March 22.
Smart Dragon 3 launched a group of demo internet satellites from the sea near Yangjiang, Guangdong, at 11:32 UTC on April 11, 2026.
The Smart Dragon 3 launch was described as the first Chinese launch in the post-Artemis II era.
Jielong-3’s fourth stage was tracked in an orbit peaking at 1,002 kilometers a day after launch.
Parallel launch campaigns at preparation facilities in the Haiyang Oriental Spaceport in Shandong province enabled the short Jielong-3 turnaround.