China's Smart Dragon-3 Rocket Successfully Launches 8 Satellites by Sea

China's Smart Dragon-3 Rocket Successfully Launches 8 Satellites by Sea

 China successfully launched a Smart Dragon-3 (Jielong-3) 4-stage solid-fueled carrier rocket from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province at 10:31am Beijing time on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, placing eight satellites into their designated orbits. The commercial rocket carried satellites, including Tianyi-41, Xing Shi Dai-15/21/22, YuXing-2-05, Fudan-1, Tianyan-15, and Jitianxing A-01.

This launch marks the 4th flight mission for the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket series. The Smart Dragon-3 rocket was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, headquartered inland in north China's Shanxi province, carried out this offshore launch.

Video Credit: CCTV

Duration: 19 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 24, 2024

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