Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 06

Launch Successful

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Launch Window

Sept. 24, 2025, 7:47 a.m. - Sept. 24, 2025, 8:30 a.m.

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Geely Constellation Group 06

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Communications

Low Earth Orbit Rizhao offshore launch location Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

12 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 18, 2025, 1:41 p.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain; probably with Geely Constellation Group 06.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2718764#msg2718764
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 22, 2025, 9:23 a.m.

Delayed to September 24 per NOTAMs.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2719766#msg2719766
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 24, 2025, 6:01 a.m.

Updated payload information.

Link https://m.dzplus.dzng.com/share/general/0/NEWS2765455YCMXDSUYSXTCZ?opSource=7
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 24, 2025, 7:57 a.m.

Liftoff.

Link https://live.bilibili.com/23118988
Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 24, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Launch success.

Link https://m.weibo.cn/status/5214444667538073

Smart Dragon 3

Family:
Configuration:

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

Specifications
  • Length
    32.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.64 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    140.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Smart Dragon 3
  • Family
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  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Smart Dragon 3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    ―
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1500.0 kg

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

(CHNR)

Successes: 12 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.

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Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

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