Success
9 satellites
Technology
China Rocket Co. Ltd.(CHNR)Commercial
Smart Dragon 3
SSOorbit
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
Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,613
CHNR Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#10
Designator
2024-024
Launch Window
NET
Feb 3, 2024, 3:06 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
2:56 AM
Window Open
3:16 AM
Window Close
Smart Dragon 3 Specs
Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.
Length
32 m
Diameter
2.64 m
Launch Mass
140 t
SSO Capacity
1,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2022
Fastest Turnaround
15d 12h
Total Launches
11
Successful
11
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
11
Maiden flight: Dec 9, 2022
Social Flight Log
- Feb 3, 2024, 4:04 AM
Launch success.
Source - Feb 2, 2024, 8:06 AM
NET February 3 UTC per new marine navigation warnings.
Source - Feb 2, 2024, 3:29 AM
NOTAMs A0254 & 0255/24 were removed before start of window, indicating launch was scrubbed for the day. New launch date pending.
Source - Jan 30, 2024, 6:22 PM
Refined launch window.
Source - Jan 24, 2024, 4:34 PM
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Source
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Chinese orbital launch vehicle launches supporting sea port located at Haiyang, Shandong Province, with dedicated piers and rocket/payload processing facilities for Chinese launch vehicles’ sea launches, and (as part of its expansion project) land based launch pads on artificial islands for various test vehicles and launch vehicles of private and government launch services providers. In operation as a remote base of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center since 2019.
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Feb 3, 2024, 11:06 AM
Total Launches
25
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
36.6768, 121.2351
China Rocket Co. Ltd.
China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.
Total Launches
12
Successful
12
Failed
0
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
12