Smart Dragon 3

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China Rocket Co. Ltd. (CHNR)

Dec. 9, 2022

Description

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
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Family
  • Name
    Smart Dragon 3
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  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Smart Dragon 3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
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  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1500.0 kg

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Commercial
None
CHNR

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

Upcoming Spaceflights

Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
June 10, 2026
Status: To Be Confirmed
Mission:

Details TBD.

Unknown
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Previous Flights

flew on six previous launch(es).

Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
April 11, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite". Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.

Polar Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | 10 x CentiSpace-1

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
March 22, 2026, 3:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are part of a planned 160 satellites constellation.

Low Earth Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellites

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Feb. 12, 2026, 6:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Carried 7 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including PRSC-EO2 (Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO) & CUHK-1. Details on other payloads to be confirmed.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 06

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Sept. 24, 2025, 7:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 05

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Sept. 8, 2025, 7:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04

China Rocket Co. Ltd. | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Aug. 8, 2025, 4:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Recent Launches
Long March 2D
Success
3 days, 13 hours ago
4 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO commu…

Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 16 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-41
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Atlas V 551
Success
4 days, 7 hours ago
Amazon Leo (LA-07)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…

Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 18 hours ago
Starlink Group 10-53
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 7A
Success
1 week ago
TJSW-24
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

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