Success
Geely Constellation Group 06
Communications
China Rocket Co. Ltd.(CHNR)Commercial
Smart Dragon 3
LEOorbit
12 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,069
CHNR Mission
#9
Pad Launch
#6
Location Launch
#19
Designator
2025-214
Launch Window
NET
Sep 24, 2025, 7:56 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
7:47 AM
Window Open
8:30 AM
Window Close
Social Flight Log
- Sep 24, 2025, 11:15 AM
Launch success.
Source - Sep 24, 2025, 7:57 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Sep 24, 2025, 6:01 AM
Updated payload information.
Source - Sep 22, 2025, 9:23 AM
Delayed to September 24 per NOTAMs.
Source - Sep 18, 2025, 1:41 PM
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain; probably with Geely Constellation Group 06.
Source
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
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
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
Sep 24, 2025, 3:56 PM
Total Launches
25
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
36.6768, 121.2351