Key statistics
Satellite JIELONG 3 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
581
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
86.6
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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: 95.661 minutes
Inclination: 86.5714 deg
SMA: 6928.656 km
Apoapsis: 757.494 km
Periapsis: 343.548 km
RAAN: 46.1592 deg
Eccentricy: 0.029872
Argument of periapsis: 97.6469 deg
Mean anomaly: 265.8797 deg
Mean motion: 15.05321563 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00016753 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00041474 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JIELONG 3 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 58507U 23190C 25188.91181166 .00016753 00000-0 41474-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 58507 86.5714 46.1592 0298720 97.6469 265.8797 15.05321563 86339
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite JIELONG 3 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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