China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulTechnology

9 satellites

Name: Smart Dragon 3 | 9 satellites
Start: 2024-02-03T03:06:00Z
Location: South China Sea (launch location 2), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Smart Dragon 3

Launched Sat, Feb 3 · 3:06 AM UTC2024-02-03 03:06 UTCSouth China Sea (launch location 2), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

24th

orbital launch attempt in 2024

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

1st

launch this year

South China Sea (launch location 2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Replay

Replay: Smart Dragon-3 launches 9 satellites

Mission

Carried 9 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit:

* DRO-L * Zhixing-2A (SmartSat-2A) * DongFangHuiYan-GF01 * WeiHai-1-01/02 * XingShiDai-18/19/20 * NEXSAT-1

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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Updates

Feb 3 · 4:04 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 2 · 8:06 AM
NET February 3 UTC per new marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 2 · 3:29 AM
NOTAMs A0254 & 0255/24 were removed before start of window, indicating launch was scrubbed for the day. New launch date pending.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 30 · 6:22 PM
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 24 · 4:34 PM
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin

Smart Dragon 3

Vehicle history

Height

32m

Diameter

2.6m

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China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulTechnology

9 satellites

Smart Dragon 3

Launched Sat, Feb 3 · 3:06 AM UTC2024-02-03 03:06 UTCSouth China Sea (launch location 2), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Reached orbit

Follow China Rocket Co. Ltd. in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

24th

orbital launch attempt in 2024

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

1st

launch this year

South China Sea (launch location 2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Replay

Replay: Smart Dragon-3 launches 9 satellites

Mission

Carried 9 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit:

* DRO-L * Zhixing-2A (SmartSat-2A) * DongFangHuiYan-GF01 * WeiHai-1-01/02 * XingShiDai-18/19/20 * NEXSAT-1

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

Updates

Feb 3 · 4:04 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 2 · 8:06 AM
NET February 3 UTC per new marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 2 · 3:29 AM
NOTAMs A0254 & 0255/24 were removed before start of window, indicating launch was scrubbed for the day. New launch date pending.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 30 · 6:22 PM
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 24 · 4:34 PM
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin

Smart Dragon 3

Vehicle history

Height

32m

Diameter

2.6m

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