Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites

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Launch Window

Sept. 24, 2024, 2:24 a.m. - Sept. 24, 2024, 3:52 a.m.

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8 satellites

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Technology

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Haiyang offshore launch location Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Carried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21/22

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 24, 2024, 4:41 a.m.

Launch success.

Link https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5082105973312516
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 24, 2024, 2:32 a.m.

Liftoff.

Link https://weibo.com/l/wblive/p/show/1022:2321325082063903785180
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 22, 2024, 3:30 p.m.

Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2626471#msg2626471

Smart Dragon 3

Family:
Configuration:

Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.

Specifications
  • Length
    32.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.64 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    140.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Smart Dragon 3
  • Family
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  • Variant
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  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Smart Dragon 3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    ―
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1500.0 kg

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

(CHNR)

Successes: 9 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.

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