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China Rocket Co. Ltd. • Smart Dragon 3 • South China Sea (launch location 3) (NA)
China Rocket Co. Ltd. • Smart Dragon 3 • South China Sea (launch location 3)
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Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite". Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
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Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite". Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
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”.
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0-100 score for how likely the jellyfish effect is to be visible from your location.
Some pieces line up, but at least one major visibility factor is limiting the view.
0 = very unlikely to see it. 100 = best setup.
The setup is weak right now because multiple parts of the visibility chain are underperforming.
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