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