Launches / Smart Dragon 3
Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.
This was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 2nd launch of 2026, and its 11th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 64th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from Haiyang offshore launch location.
Chinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are part of a planned 160 satellites constellation.
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.
China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.
13 launches so far, 13 of them successful. The last 13 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Haiyang offshore launch location at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.
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