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China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch SuccessfulEarth ScienceSmart Dragon 3
Launched 2026-08-05 02:38 UTCHaiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
184th
orbital launch attempt in 2026
China Rocket Co. Ltd.
4th
launch this year
Haiyang offshore launch location
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
135 d 10 h
since the pad's previous launch
2 hyper-spectral Earth observation satellites from Chinese company STAR.VISION. Both satellites are built in corporation with foreign customers:
* Lampung-1: Built in close partnership with Lampung Province, Indonesia, to accelerate marine economy growth, environmental governance, and regional industry collaboration.
* Samarkand 2028: Jointly created with Uzcosmos, Uzbekistan, to support regional ecological monitoring and technological innovation.
China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
Launch Library 2
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Moved to August 5 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
32m
Diameter
2.6m
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