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Maiden Flight
Test Flight
China Rocket Co. Ltd.(CHNR)Commercial
Smart Dragon 3
LEOorbit
First flight of the new solid fuel powered rocket developed by CAST. Payload consists of 14 satellites: * Jilin-1 HR-03D 44-50 * Jilin-1 PT-01A 01 * Tianqi-7 * HEAD-2H * CAS-5A * Golden Bauhinia 1-05 & 06 * Huoju-1
Friday, December 9, 2022 at 6:35 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,354
CHNR Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#5
Designator
2022-167
Launch Window
NET
Dec 9, 2022, 6:35 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
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
Dec 9, 2022, 2:35 PM
Total Launches
25
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
36.6768, 121.2351
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