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LAUNCH SITEHaiyang Oriental Spaceport
Mission
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
- Launch vehicle
- Smart Dragon 3
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- South China Sea (launch location 1)
- Provider
- China Rocket Co. Ltd.
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
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
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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