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Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Technology

Sun-Synchronous Orbit South China Sea (launch location 2) Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Carried 9 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * DRO-L * Zhixing-2A (SmartSat-2A) * DongFangHuiYan-GF01 * WeiHai-1-01/02 * XingShiDai-18/19/20 * NEXSAT-1

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 3, 2024, 4:04 a.m.

Launch success.

Link https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4997301029046852
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 2, 2024, 8:06 a.m.

NET February 3 UTC per new marine navigation warnings.

Link https://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/TUHO/vpage/vitalimportant.html?212_240044:en
Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 2, 2024, 3:29 a.m.

NOTAMs A0254 & 0255/24 were removed before start of window, indicating launch was scrubbed for the day. New launch date pending.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59024.msg2564299#msg2564299
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 30, 2024, 6:22 p.m.

Refined launch window.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2563241#msg2563241
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 24, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2561520#msg2561520

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
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Family
  • Name
    Smart Dragon 3
  • Family
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  • Variant
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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.

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

(CHNR)

Successes: 13 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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