Smart Dragon 3 | OSE HS-01 & 02
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Aug. 5, 2026, 2:27 a.m. - Aug. 5, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
Aug. 5, 2026, 2:27 a.m. - Aug. 5, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
2 hyper-spectral Earth observation satellites from Chinese company STAR.VISION. Both satellites are built in corporation with foreign customers: * Lampung-1: Built in close partnership with Lampung Province, Indonesia, to accelerate marine economy growth, environmental governance, and regional industry collaboration. * Samarkand 2028: Jointly created with Uzcosmos, Uzbekistan, to support regional ecological monitoring and technological innovation.
Launch success.
Liftoff.
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
Moved to August 5 per new NOTAMs.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
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