Science
LONGJIANG 3
Chinese University Technology Demonstrator · Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
Right now
LiveIt moves every second. See exactly where it is — worked out from its orbit, on your own device — on the live 3D globe.
- Over
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Speed
- —
Longjiang 3, part of a Chinese university lunar and Earth science technology program, launched into an unusually low 49° inclination distinct from most Chinese Earth observation satellites — the Longjiang series has previously included small lunar-orbiting spacecraft, making this satellite part of a broader Harbin Institute of Technology deep-space and Earth science program.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 290–296 mi (467–476 km)
- Inclination
- 49.1°
- One orbit
- 93.9 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 56874
- Int’l designator
- 2023-082A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More science
- LOPENCommercial Technology Demonstrator
- LUDI TANCE 1-01A (L-SAR 01A)Chinese SAR Interferometry Mapping Satellite (Paired)
- LUDI TANCE 1-01B (L-SAR 01B)Chinese SAR Interferometry Mapping Satellite (Paired)
- LUMELITE-4Singaporean University CubeSat
- LUOJIA-1 01Chinese Nighttime Lights / Smart City Satellite
- LUR-1Commercial Technology Demonstrator