Past launch
Launched successfully
Geely Constellation Group 04
Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.
Launches / Smart Dragon 3
Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.
This was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s second launch of 2025, and its seventh in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 175th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the second from Rizhao offshore launch location.
China Rocket Co. Ltd.
11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.
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 Rizhao offshore launch location at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.
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