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Smart Dragon 3 | Maiden Flight
China Rocket Co. Ltd.Launch Successful

Maiden Flight

Smart Dragon 3

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LAUNCH SITEHaiyang Oriental Spaceport

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 vehicle
Smart Dragon 3
Mission type
Test Flight
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Yellow Sea (launch location 4)
Provider
China Rocket Co. Ltd.

The vehicle

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Smart Dragon 3
CASC
Launch vehicle

Smart Dragon 3

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

Height
32 m
Diameter
2.64 m
Recorded launches
8
First flight
2022-12-09

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Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

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