Launch Detail

Loading launch detail

Name: Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04
Start: 2025-08-08T16:21:00.000Z
End: 2025-08-08T16:44:00.000Z
Location: Rizhao offshore launch location

Pulling launch timing, vehicle context, weather signals, and mission evidence.

Launch detail

Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04

China Rocket Co. Ltd. • Smart Dragon 3 • Rizhao offshore launch location (NA)

Updates every 2 hours.Aligned to 12:00am, 2:00am, 4:00am, … local time.

Back to feed

SuccessROUTINE

Geely Constellation Group 04

China Rocket Co. Ltd. • Smart Dragon 3 • Rizhao offshore launch location

T-00h:00m:00s

Aug 8, 4:31 PM UTC

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Rocket profile

Smart Dragon 3

Photo credit: CASC•License: Unknown

Length: 32 m

Diameter: 2.64 m

Reusable: No

Loading FAA airspace...

Loading stages and recovery...

Loading mission resources...

Watch

Live coverage

Stream links and embedded coverage.

Open stream

Chrono-Helix

Vehicle timeline

Smart Dragon 3 launches across time.

Drag, scroll, or use arrow keys.

Past below / Future above

Loading vehicle timeline...

Launch info

Provider

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Vehicle

Smart Dragon 3

Pad

Rizhao offshore launch location (Rizhao offshore launch location)

State

NET

2025-08-08T16:31:00+00:00

Window start

2025-08-08T16:21:00+00:00

Window end

2025-08-08T16:44:00+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Reusable

Pad satellite view

Open the launch pad in Google Maps satellite mode using the pad coordinates.

Open in Google Maps

Satellite preview

Rizhao offshore launch location

Tap to open the pad in Google Maps satellite view.

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport35.39167, 119.59867Provider map

Geely Constellation Group 04

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Rocket

Smart Dragon 3

Manufacturer: China Rocket Co. Ltd.

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

Maiden flight

2022-12-09

Launch mass (t)

140

Links & sources

Watch coverageLive/Replay Pad satellite mapSatellite Live: Jielong 3 GEESATCOM Group 4 Launch (No Commentary)Unofficial Webcast

Service provider

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Provider news

Commercial • CHN

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

Objects from this launch

13 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2025-170

Last checked: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Snapshot hash: df5bf53bd5d7c208de47b649897a6b49fed55730bf34b9e04d7fb574cd0ce3a0

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 11Delta: +11RB: 1DEB: 1UNK: 0

SATCAT payload objects

GEESAT-4 01
2025-170ANORAD 65119PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.04 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:58:34.11984+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
609 km → 625 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:58:34.11984+00:00
GEESAT-4 02
2025-170BNORAD 65120PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.07 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:41:46.180896+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
611 km → 626 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:41:46.180896+00:00
GEESAT-4 03
2025-170CNORAD 65121PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.06 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T21:54:18.842976+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
603 km → 632 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T21:54:18.842976+00:00
GEESAT-4 04
2025-170DNORAD 65122PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.85 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:33:16.835904+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
495 km → 528 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:33:16.835904+00:00
GEESAT-4 05
2025-170ENORAD 65123PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.59 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T14:31:44.92704+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
485 km → 512 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T14:31:44.92704+00:00
GEESAT-4 06
2025-170FNORAD 65124PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.06 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:23:50.539776+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
605 km → 631 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:23:50.539776+00:00
GEESAT-4 07
2025-170GNORAD 65125PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.06 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:09:33.609024+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
605 km → 631 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:09:33.609024+00:00
GEESAT-4 08
2025-170HNORAD 65126PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.68 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T21:19:24.389472+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
496 km → 510 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T21:19:24.389472+00:00
GEESAT-4 09
2025-170JNORAD 65127PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.23 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:13:07.26096+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
610 km → 642 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:13:07.26096+00:00
GEESAT-4 10
2025-170KNORAD 65128PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.69 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:39:59.138496+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
498 km → 509 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:39:59.138496+00:00
GEESAT-4 11
2025-170LNORAD 65129PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.05 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:16:58.958976+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
612 km → 623 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:16:58.958976+00:00

SATCAT non-payload objects

JIELONG-3 DEB
2025-170MNORAD 65130DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 88.63 min
Inc: 50.1°
125 km → 288 km
JIELONG-3 R/B
2025-170NNORAD 65131RBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 88.39 min
Inc: 50.2°
88 km → 302 km

Launch story

Mission stats

Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.

2026 snapshot

Provider legacy

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Lifetime launches

2 in 2026

China Rocket Co. Ltd. has 7 launches on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Smart Dragon 3

Successful missions

1 in 2026

Smart Dragon 3 has 9 successful missions on record, with 1 in 2026.

Pad history

Rizhao offshore launch location

Pad launches

2 in 2026

Rizhao offshore launch location has 4 launches from this pad on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

100% all time

2026: 100% (1/1)

Pad turnaround

81d 8h

Reported pad reuse cadence.

Loading launch stats...

Objects from this launch

13 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2025-170

Last checked: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-07T12:11:00.604+00:00

Snapshot hash: df5bf53bd5d7c208de47b649897a6b49fed55730bf34b9e04d7fb574cd0ce3a0

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 11Delta: +11RB: 1DEB: 1UNK: 0

SATCAT payload objects

GEESAT-4 01
2025-170ANORAD 65119PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.04 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:58:34.11984+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
609 km → 625 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:58:34.11984+00:00
GEESAT-4 02
2025-170BNORAD 65120PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.07 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:41:46.180896+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
611 km → 626 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:41:46.180896+00:00
GEESAT-4 03
2025-170CNORAD 65121PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.06 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T21:54:18.842976+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
603 km → 632 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T21:54:18.842976+00:00
GEESAT-4 04
2025-170DNORAD 65122PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.85 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:33:16.835904+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
495 km → 528 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:33:16.835904+00:00
GEESAT-4 05
2025-170ENORAD 65123PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.59 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T14:31:44.92704+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
485 km → 512 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T14:31:44.92704+00:00
GEESAT-4 06
2025-170FNORAD 65124PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.06 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:23:50.539776+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
605 km → 631 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:23:50.539776+00:00
GEESAT-4 07
2025-170GNORAD 65125PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.06 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T22:09:33.609024+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
605 km → 631 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T22:09:33.609024+00:00
GEESAT-4 08
2025-170HNORAD 65126PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.68 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T21:19:24.389472+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
496 km → 510 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T21:19:24.389472+00:00
GEESAT-4 09
2025-170JNORAD 65127PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.23 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:13:07.26096+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
610 km → 642 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:13:07.26096+00:00
GEESAT-4 10
2025-170KNORAD 65128PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 94.69 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:39:59.138496+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
498 km → 509 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:39:59.138496+00:00
GEESAT-4 11
2025-170LNORAD 65129PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 97.05 minOrbit source: gpEpoch: 2026-03-08T23:16:58.958976+00:00Orbit fetched: 2026-03-09T12:11:00.619+00:00
Inc: 50.0°
612 km → 623 km
Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:16:58.958976+00:00

SATCAT non-payload objects

JIELONG-3 DEB
2025-170MNORAD 65130DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 88.63 min
Inc: 50.1°
125 km → 288 km
JIELONG-3 R/B
2025-170NNORAD 65131RBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: YSLAPeriod: 88.39 min
Inc: 50.2°
88 km → 302 km