Launches / Smart Dragon 3

Past launch Launched successfully

10 x CentiSpace-1

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

Smart Dragon 3 lifting off with the 10 x CentiSpace-1 mission
Image via The Space Devs.

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.

Launched
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 3:49 p.m. UTC
Window
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 3:39 to 3:59 p.m. UTC
Launch site
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Rocket
Smart Dragon 3
Operator
China Rocket Co. Ltd.

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The mission

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.

Type
Navigation
Destination
Low Earth 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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