Smart Dragon family
Smart Dragon 3
Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.
Flights flown12
Success rate100%12/12
Maiden flight2022-12-09
Peak year20254 flights
Smart Dragon 3 is built by China Rocket Co. Ltd. of China. It first flew on 9 December 2022.
Flight record
100% success rate12 of 12 flown
2022peak 2025 · 4 flights2026
First flight2022-12-09
Latest flight2026-08-05
Failures0
Consecutive successes12
Fastest turnaround15d 12h
Payload
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 1,500kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Length | 32m |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 2.64m |
| Launch mass | 140t |
| Maiden flight | 2022-12-09 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit6Sun-Synchronous Orbit4Polar Orbit2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Smart Dragon 3 | OSE HS-01 & 02 | Haiyang offshore launch location | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2026-04-11 | Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite | South China Sea (launch location 3) | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2026-03-22 | Smart Dragon 3 | 10 x CentiSpace-1 | Haiyang offshore launch location | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-02-12 | Smart Dragon 3 | PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellites | South China Sea (launch location 3) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-09-24 | Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 06 | Rizhao offshore launch location | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-09-08 | Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 05 | Rizhao offshore launch location | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-08-08 | Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04 | Rizhao offshore launch location | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-13 | Smart Dragon 3 | 10 x CentiSpace-1 | Haiyang offshore launch location | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-09-24 | Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites | Haiyang offshore launch location | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-02-03 | Smart Dragon 3 | 9 satellites | South China Sea (launch location 2) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-05 | Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite | South China Sea (launch location 1) | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-09 | Smart Dragon 3 | Maiden Flight | Yellow Sea (launch location 4) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.