NORAD 68690
JIELONG-3 R/B
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Position
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Speed
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From your location
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Sunlight
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Identity
- NORAD ID
- 68690
- International designator
- 2026-078C
- Launch date
- Apr 11, 2026
- Launch site
- South China Sea Launch Area
- Radar size (RCS)
- Large (over 1 m²)
Radio
- Uplink
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- Downlink
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- Mode
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Active transmitters from SatNOGS DB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Your station
- Grid locator
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Live
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- Sub-satellite grid
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Upcoming passes
Next 48 h · your local timeUse your location to predict passes.
Mutual visibility
With another station · next 48 hUse your location to find mutual windows.
Transmitters
Nominal · add location for Doppler-
Recent receptions
SatNOGS Network-
Orbit data
- TLE epoch
- 2026-10-21 19:25:53 UTC
- TLE age
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Radio data from SatNOGS DB and SatNOGS Network, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Its orbit in 3D
Goes round Earth once every 98 minutes, on an orbit tilted 86.6° from the equator, between 749,652 and 1,068,839 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.
Drag to turn · pinch to zoom · it moves live
About JIELONG-3 R/B
JIELONG-3 R/B is a spent rocket stage from China, launched on Apr 11, 2026 from South China Sea Launch Area.
It circles Earth every 98 minutes (14.6 times a day), between 371 and 988 km up, on an orbit tilted 86.6° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 87° north and south.
The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.