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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

Jin Xin is the chief director of the Jielong-3 program and provided figures that the rocket can carry more than 20 satellites at a cost of no more than US$10,000 per kilogram.

CapabilityGovernanceValue 4.0Dec 6, 2023China launches internet technology test satellite from sea barge
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) operates the Jielong-3 solid rocket which can launch from a sea platform.

CapabilityValue 3.8Nov 29, 2023Satellite imagery reveals explosion at China’s Jiuquan spaceport

Haiyang has supported launches of state-owned Long March 11 solid rockets and the Jielong-3 rocket.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Sep 5, 2023Chinese Ceres-1 rocket reaches orbit with first sea launch

Only the state-owned China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and its affiliated China Rocket company have previously launched from the sea using Long March 11 and Jielong-3 solid rockets.

CapabilityValue 3.8Aug 10, 2023Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch

China Rocket, affiliated with CASC, planned additional Jielong-3 launches in 2023 after debuting the vehicle with a sea launch in 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 13, 2023Launches of Chinese commercial rockets could double in 2023

The Lijian-1 rocket has similarities with the Jielong-3 rocket developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

CapabilityValue 2.0Jan 31, 2023China’s CAS Space outlines rocket series, inaugurates manufacturing facility

The solid Long March 11 and Jielong-3 rockets will launch from both land and sea in 2023.

PlanValue 3.0Jan 17, 2023China launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023

CASC plans to conduct more than 50 launches in 2023 after launching 53 Long March rockets and one Jielong-3 solid rocket from the Yellow Sea in 2022.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Jan 9, 2023Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commercial satellites into orbit

Eleven non-Long March rockets launched from China in 2022, including Jielong-3, Kuaizhou-11, and Zhuque-2.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.0Dec 16, 2022China completes seventh space launch inside 10 days

China completed the first launch of the Jielong-3 solid rocket from a converted barge in the Yellow Sea on 2022-12-08, roughly 12 hours after the Gaofen-5 launch.

PlanValue 4.5Dec 16, 2022China completes seventh space launch inside 10 days

Two Golden Bauhinia No. 1 satellites (05 and 06) were launched from a sea launch platform in the Yellow Sea on 9 December 2022 by the Jielong-3 (Y1) carrier rocket.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022Golden Bauhinia Satellite No. 1 05/06 Successfully Launched

The Jielong-3 (Y1) carrier rocket performed its first sea hot launch during the 9 December 2022 Yellow Sea mission.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Dec 13, 2022Golden Bauhinia Satellite No. 1 05/06 Successfully Launched

The Jielong-3 mission carried eight satellites developed by Changguang Satellite Technology designated Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D 44-50 and the Jilin-1 Pingtai 01A01.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 9, 2022China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform

The Jielong-3 is a four-stage rocket that can carry 1,500 kg of payload into a 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.5Dec 9, 2022China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform

China launched the Jielong-3 rocket from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea on 2022-12-09 at 0635 UTC, successfully sending 14 satellites into orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 4.6Dec 9, 2022China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform

The Jielong-3 payload included the Golden Bauhinia-1 05 and Golden Bauhinia-1 06 satellites.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 9, 2022China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform

China Rocket Co. Ltd. developed the Jielong-3 rocket.

CapabilityValue 3.5Dec 9, 2022China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform

The Lijian-1 is similar in capabilities to the Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3) rocket developed by China Rocket, a spinoff from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.2Jul 27, 2022CAS Space puts six satellites in orbit with first orbital launch

China Rocket, a CASC spinoff, has launched one Jielong-1 ("Smart Dragon") rocket and plans to launch the larger Jielong-3 in the second half of 2022.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0May 13, 2022Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure

CASC planned to use the solid Long March 11 and Jielong-3 for a handful of launches in 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Mar 18, 2022China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities