China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulTest Flight

Maiden Flight

Name: Smart Dragon 3 | Maiden Flight
Start: 2022-12-09T06:35:00Z
Location: Yellow Sea (launch location 4), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Smart Dragon 3

Launched Fri, Dec 9 · 6:35 AM UTC2022-12-09 06:35 UTCYellow Sea (launch location 4), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Reached orbit

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Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

172nd

orbital launch attempt in 2022

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

1st

launch this year

Yellow Sea (launch location 4)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

First flight of the new solid fuel powered rocket developed by CAST.

Payload consists of 14 satellites:

* Jilin-1 HR-03D 44-50 * Jilin-1 PT-01A 01 * Tianqi-7 * HEAD-2H * CAS-5A * Golden Bauhinia 1-05 & 06 * Huoju-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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Dec 9 · 7:06 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 8 · 1:40 AM
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 6 · 4:58 AM
Added launch per NOTAMs, payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin

Smart Dragon 3

Vehicle history

Height

32m

Diameter

2.6m

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China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulTest Flight

Maiden Flight

Smart Dragon 3

Launched Fri, Dec 9 · 6:35 AM UTC2022-12-09 06:35 UTCYellow Sea (launch location 4), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

172nd

orbital launch attempt in 2022

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

1st

launch this year

Yellow Sea (launch location 4)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Mission

First flight of the new solid fuel powered rocket developed by CAST.

Payload consists of 14 satellites:

* Jilin-1 HR-03D 44-50 * Jilin-1 PT-01A 01 * Tianqi-7 * HEAD-2H * CAS-5A * Golden Bauhinia 1-05 & 06 * Huoju-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

Dec 9 · 7:06 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 8 · 1:40 AM
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
Dec 6 · 4:58 AM
Added launch per NOTAMs, payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin

Smart Dragon 3

Vehicle history

Height

32m

Diameter

2.6m

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