China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulTest Flight

Maiden Flight

Name: Smart Dragon 1 | Maiden Flight
Start: 2019-08-17T04:11:40Z
Location: Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Smart Dragon 1

Launched Sat, Aug 17 · 4:11:40 AM UTC2019-08-17 04:11:40 UTCLaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

57th

orbital launch attempt in 2019

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 95A

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

22 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

First launch of the new solid-fueled rocket by Chinarocket Co., Ltd., which is a commercial subsidiary of CASC. On this launch Smart Dragon 1 will also carry payloads for four private companies.

Launch Provider

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Commercial · China

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

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Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Smart Dragon 1

Vehicle history

Height

19.2m

Diameter

1.2m

To low Earth orbit

150kg

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China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulTest Flight

Maiden Flight

Smart Dragon 1

Launched Sat, Aug 17 · 4:11:40 AM UTC2019-08-17 04:11:40 UTCLaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Orbit

Worldwide

57th

orbital launch attempt in 2019

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 95A

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

22 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

First launch of the new solid-fueled rocket by Chinarocket Co., Ltd., which is a commercial subsidiary of CASC. On this launch Smart Dragon 1 will also carry payloads for four private companies.

Launch Provider

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Commercial · China

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

Launches

Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Rocket Co. Ltd. launches

Smart Dragon 1

Vehicle history

Height

19.2m

Diameter

1.2m

To low Earth orbit

150kg

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