Jielong-3 Family rocket variant.
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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.
CASC planned to use the solid Long March 11 and Jielong-3 for a handful of launches in 2022.
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.
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.
China Rocket, affiliated with CASC, planned additional Jielong-3 launches in 2023 after debuting the vehicle with a sea launch in 2022.
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.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) operates the Jielong-3 solid rocket which can launch from a sea platform.