Jielong 3
Function | Small orbital launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | CALT |
Country of origin | China |
Size | |
Height | 31 m (102 ft) |
Diameter | 2.64 m (8.7 ft) |
Mass | 145,000 kg (320,000 lb) |
Stages | 4 |
Capacity | |
Payload toSSO500 km | |
Mass | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Comparable | Jielong 1,Minotaur I Pegasus Start-1 Electron |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | Special converted barge,Yellow Sea |
Total launches | 4 |
Success(es) | 4 |
First flight | 9 December 2022 |
Last flight | 24 September 2024 |
Jielong 3(Chinese:Tiệp long tam hào vận tái hỏa tiễn,meaning "agile dragon", also known asSmart Dragon 3,SD-3), is a solid fueled orbital launch vehicle developed byChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's subsidiaryChina Rocketto launch up to 1500 kg to a 500 km altitudeSun-synchronous orbit.The rocket is 31 meters tall, 2.65 meters in diameter and weighs 145 metric tons. It is a solid fuel, 4 stage orbital rocket.[1]The fairing diameter is 3.35 m. It uses the same rocket motors as theZhongke-1 (ZK-1, Lijian-1)rocket.
The maiden flight of Jielong 3 on 9 December 2022, 06:35 UTC was successful. It delivered fourteen small satellites into polar orbit. The satellites wereJilin-1Gaofen-03D-44-50 and Pingtai-01A01, HEAD 2H, Jinzijing Qilu-1 05 and 06, Tianqi 07, Huoju 1 (Torch 1) and CAS 5A. The launch took place from a floating platform offYantai,Shandong.
List of launches
[edit]Serial number | Flight number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Outcome |
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1 | Y1 | 9 December 2022 06:35[2] |
Special converted barge (Tai Rui) East China Sea (37.3°N, 123.7°E) |
Jilin-1Gaofen-03D-44-50 Jilin-1 Pingtai-01A01 HEAD 2H Jinzijing Qilu-1 05, 06 Tianqi 07 Huoju 1 CAS 5A |
SSO | Success[3][4] |
2 | Y2 | 5 December 2023 19:24[5] |
Special converted barge (Bo Run Jiu Zhou) South China Sea (21.2°N, 112.1°E) |
Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 3 | LEO | Success |
3 | Y3 | 3 February 2024 03:06[6] |
Special converted barge (Bo Run Jiu Zhou) South China Sea (21.2°N, 112.1°E) |
Dongfang Huiyan-GF01 DRO-L NEXSAT-1 WeiHai-1-01/02 XingShiDai-18/19/20 Zhixing-2A |
SSO | Success |
4 | Y4 | 24 September 2024 02:31[7] |
Special converted barge (Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang) Yellow Sea (36.4°N, 121.1°E) |
Tianyi-41 Luojia 4-01 Fudan-1 Tianyan-15 Jitianxing A-01 Xingshidai-15/21/22 |
SSO | Success |
5 | Y5 | Q4 2024[7] | Sea launch platform | Scheduled | ||
6 | Y6 | Q4 2024[7] | Sea launch platform | Scheduled | ||
7 | Y7 | Q4 2024[7] | Sea launch platform | Scheduled | ||
8 | Y8 | Q4 2024[7] | Sea launch platform | Scheduled |
References
[edit]- ^"Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3, SD 3)".Gunter's Space Page.
- ^Jones, Andrew (9 December 2022)."China launches 14 satellites with new solid rocket from mobile sea platform".SpaceNews.Retrieved9 December2022.
- ^"Phong đài thiếu niên nhị hào ký thiếu niên mộng tưởng nhị hào" vệ tinh hệ liệt báo đạo —— tinh tiễn điện khí đối tiếp thí nghiệm "[ "Fengtai Junior No.2 and Junior Dream No.2" Satellite Series Report - Satellite-Rocket Electric Separation Test].East Highland Youth Science and Technology Museum(in Chinese). 17 October 2022.Retrieved24 October2022– viaWeixin QQ.
- ^Gao, Huantao (31 October 2022)."Trục mộng thâm không, ngã quốc thương nghiệp hàng thiên thủ khỏa sinh vật vệ tinh tức tương phát xạ"[Chasing the dream of deep space, my country's first commercial space satellite is about to launch].Rocket Pi(in Chinese).Retrieved31 October2022– viaWeixin QQ.
- ^"Chinese rocket Smart Dragon-3 launches test satellite".Xinhua.6 December 2023.Retrieved6 December2023.
- ^"China launches powerful Jielong-3 rocket, paves way for more commercial missions".Reuters.3 February 2024.Retrieved3 February2024.
- ^abcde"Thủ phi hậu tái lượng tương, tiệp long tam hào hạ bán niên" động tác "Bộc quang"[After the maiden flight, the "activity" of Jielong 3 will resume in the second half of the year].China Rocket(in Chinese). 9 June 2023.Retrieved9 June2023.