Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Sept. 24, 2024, 2:24 a.m. - Sept. 24, 2024, 3:52 a.m.
Sept. 24, 2024, 2:24 a.m. - Sept. 24, 2024, 3:52 a.m.
Carried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21/22
Launch success.
Liftoff.
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.
China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.
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