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.
The launch of the Smart Dragon-3 signals a bold new phase in China's space strategy.
A Smart Dragon 3 rocket lifted off from a sea-based platform near Rizhao in Shandong province at 3:48 am, placing 11 multifunction satellites into low-Earth orbit about 600 km above Earth.
The Smart Dragon 3 is developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and marked its seventh maritime flight.
The Smart Dragon-3 rocket can deliver 1.5 tonnes to a 500-kilometre SSO and is optimized for constellation deployment.
Smart Dragon 3 can deliver payloads of up to 1.5 tons into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Smart Dragon 3 stands 31 meters tall and weighs 140 tons at liftoff.
China has executed 18 sea-based missions using four rocket families: Long March 11, Smart Dragon 3, Ceres 1, and Gravity 1.
Smart Dragon 3 uses a solid-propellant engine with 71 tons of fuel producing 200 tons of thrust.
The satellites aboard Smart Dragon 3, built by Zhejiang-based Geespace, will expand the Geely constellation.
The Smart Dragon-3 is a four-stage solid-propellant rocket designed for placing small to medium payloads into low Earth orbit (LEO) or sun-synchronous orbits (SSO).
China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center successfully launched GILIS constellation 05 satellites using the Jielong 3 rocket.
Geespace launched its fifth group of satellites, comprising 11 spacecraft, for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation on the Jielong-3 flight.
Each Geespace satellite on the Jielong-3 launch carries an electric propulsion system for orbit raising or trialing complex maneuvers.
The Jielong-3 carried the fifth group of Geespace satellites comprising 11 spacecraft for the Geely Future Mobility Constellation, bringing the constellation to 52 satellites in orbit.
A Jielong-3 launched from a sea-launch platform near Rizhao, Shandong at 03:48 China Standard Time on September 9 (19:48 UTC on September 8) into a 600-kilometer, 50-degree low Earth orbit.
The September 9 Jielong-3 launch carried a group of commercial satellites for Geespace.
China Rocket, a wholly owned subsidiary of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, operates Jielong-3 commercially.
The Geely Future Mobility Constellation reached 52 satellites in orbit after the Jielong-3 launch carrying Geespace’s fifth group.
Jielong-3 has a reported payload capacity of 1,600 kilograms to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Jielong-3 currently has a payload capacity of 1,600 kilograms to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.