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China Rocket Co. Ltd. • Smart Dragon 3 • Rizhao offshore launch location (NA)
China Rocket Co. Ltd. • Smart Dragon 3 • Rizhao offshore launch location
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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.
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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.
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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.
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. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.
f5d172d6d37f7f3792387ca12bbc6940cbcc3fa41970425a786eaa778681ad11Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.