Launches / Smart Dragon 3

Past launch Launched successfully

OSE HS-01 & 02

Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Smart Dragon 3 lifting off with the OSE HS-01 & 02 mission
Image via The Space Devs.

This was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 4th launch of 2026, and its 13th in all.

Counting every operator, it was the 184th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the second from Haiyang offshore launch location.

Launched
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, 2:38 a.m. UTC
Window
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, 2:27 to 2:48 a.m. UTC
Launch site
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Rocket
Smart Dragon 3
Operator
China Rocket Co. Ltd.

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The mission

2 hyper-spectral Earth observation satellites from Chinese company STAR.VISION. Both satellites are built in corporation with foreign customers: * Lampung-1: Built in close partnership with Lampung Province, Indonesia, to accelerate marine economy growth, environmental governance, and regional industry collaboration. * Samarkand 2028: Jointly created with Uzcosmos, Uzbekistan, to support regional ecological monitoring and technological innovation.

Type
Earth science
Destination
Sun-synchronous orbit

The rocket

Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.

The operator

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.

Sector
Commercial
Based in
China

13 launches so far, 13 of them successful. The last 13 in a row went to plan.

The launch site

It went up from Haiyang offshore launch location at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.

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