Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
April 11, 2026, 11:22 a.m. - April 11, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
April 11, 2026, 11:22 a.m. - April 11, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite". Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
Launch success.
Updated launch window per new NOTAMs.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly 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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