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Smart Dragon-1's first launch (捷龙一号, Jielong-1)

Published on Aug 17, 2019

Smart Dragon-1 launch vehicle launched three satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 17 August 2019, at 04:11 UTC (12:11 local time). Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1, also known as Lightning Dragon No.1, Jielong-1, 捷龙一号) is a new solid-propellant rocket developed by the China Rocket Co. Ltd. affiliated to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT). According to official sources, SD-1 has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter of 1.2 meter, a takeoff weight of about 23.1 tonnes and is capable of sending 200 kg payloads to a Sun-synchronous orbit with at an altitude of 500 km.

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"China's commercial carrier rocket Smart Dragon-1 makes maiden flight"

Xinhua
August 17, 2019

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Smart Dragon-3 maiden launch (Jielong-3)

Dec 9, 2022

For its first launch, a Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle successfully launched 14 satellites from a sea-based platform in the Yellow Sea, coordinated by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 9 December 2022, at 06:35 UTC (14:35 local time). Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3, also known as Lightning Dragon No. 3, Jielong-3, 捷龙三号) is a new solid-propellant rocket developed by the China Rocket Co. Ltd., affiliated to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT).

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Smart Dragon-3 launches “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite”

Dec 6, 2023

A Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle successfully launched a new “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite” (卫星互联网技术试验卫星) from a sea-based platform off the coast of Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China, on 5 December 2023, at 19:24 UTC (6 December, at 03:24 local time). Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3, also known as Lightning Dragon No. 3, Jielong-3, 捷龙三号) is a new solid-propellant rocket developed by the China Rocket Co. Ltd., affiliated to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT). The launch was coordinated by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and was the second mission for the Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
The second launch of the Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle

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Smart Dragon-3 launches 9 satellites

Feb 3, 2024

A Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle successfully launched nine satellites, including NExSat-1 for the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), from a sea-based platform off the coast of Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China, on 3 February 2024, at 03:06 UTC (11:06 local time). Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3, also known as Lightning Dragon No. 3, Jielong-3, 捷龙三号) is a solid-propellant rocket developed by the China Rocket Co. Ltd., affiliated to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT). The launch was coordinated by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and was the third mission for the Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle.