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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Jielong-3

捷龙三号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
11
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
1,500 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202210
202310
202420
202540
202634
202704
202804
202904
203004
203104
203204
203304
203404
203504
203604
203704
203804

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Jielong-3
SSO1,500 kg500 kmUnknownSpaceNews Jielong-3 capacity report

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
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

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Jielong-3
Not stated11Active
203904
204004
204101

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2027China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2028China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2029China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2030China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2031China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2032China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2033China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2034China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2035China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2036China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2037China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2038China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2039China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2040China sea launch sites | aggregate440%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.
2041China sea launch sites | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Jielong-3 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
China sea launch sites | aggregate
2026 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2027 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2028 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2029 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2030 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2031 · 40% confidence
4
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

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Track

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2032 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2033 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2034 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2035 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2036 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

China sea launch sites | aggregate
2037 · 40% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Jielong-3 has multi-launch recent cadence and should not be capped at one annual launch.

Mentions
187
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
0.0-5.0
Actions

Jielong-3 is capable of sending 1,500 kg of payload into a 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).

CapabilityValue 4.6Mar 18, 2022China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities

China Rocket, spun off from CASC, plans to launch the Jielong-3 solid rocket from a sea platform before the end of August.

Plan
Page10of10
Value 4.0
Feb 10, 2022
Chinese space launch startups attract a frenzy of investment

China Rocket plans to launch the first Jielong-3 solid rocket during 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 9, 2022China plans more than 50 space launches in 2022

China Rocket states the Jielong-3 will be capable of lifting 1,500 kg into a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit and carry up to 20 satellites.

CapabilityValue 4.5Jan 3, 2022China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space

China Rocket plans to launch the first Jielong-3 solid rocket during 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 3, 2022China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space

The larger Jielong-3 developed by China Rocket was planned for a test flight in 2022.

PlanValue 3.8Aug 3, 2021Mystery surrounds Chinese private rocket launch attempt

China Rocket is developing Jielong-3 to carry 1.5 metric tons to 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit and a series of liquid-propellant launchers named Tenglong.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Dec 3, 2019China to continue world-leading launch rate in 2020