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Maiden Flight
Smart Dragon 3
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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
Published configuration and flight history.

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
Recorded timing
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Target ·
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Launch site & orbit
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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