Key statistics
Satellite JIELONG 3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
740
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
86.6
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for JIELONG 3 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: JIELONG 3 R/B
International designator: 2023-190C
Object number (NORAD): 58507
Object ID (CCSDS): 58507
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.143 minutes
Inclination: 86.5638 deg
SMA: 6903.62 km
Apoapsis: 708.972 km
Periapsis: 341.998 km
RAAN: 335.5273 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02657836
Argument of periapsis: 237.644 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.8825 deg
Mean motion: 15.13517386 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00027393 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00062135128 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JIELONG 3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 58507U 23190C 25346.21571789 .00027393 00000-0 62135-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 58507 86.5638 335.5273 0265784 237.6440 119.8825 15.13517386110050
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite JIELONG 3 R/B.
Associated space launch
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
JIELONG 3 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite’, on board a Smart Dragon 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 5, 2023, 7:24 p.m. from Bo Run Jiu Zhou mobile launch platform.
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Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 5, 2023, 7:24 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Smart Dragon 3
Launch pad: Bo Run Jiu Zhou mobile launch platform
Location: Sea Launch
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