China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 3Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
8 satellites
Launched
September 24, 2024 · 02:31 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
8 satellites launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 3 from Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on September 24, 2024 at 02:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:24 to 03:52 UTC. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 5th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,766th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Smart Dragon 3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- 微博直播Weibo
- Vehicle
- Smart Dragon 3 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Smart Dragon 3 flight · 2nd this yearChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 5th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,766th orbital launch attempt177th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Jitianxing A-01 xing · re-entered August 25, 2026
- Fudan-1 · re-entered November 5, 2025
- Luojia-4 01 · in orbit
- Shenqi · in orbit
- Xingshidai-15 · in orbit
- Xingshidai-21 · in orbit
- Xingshidai-22 · re-entered August 12, 2025
- Tianyan-15 · re-entered June 10, 2025
Jielong-3 Y4 Stage 4 · re-entered October 18, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Carried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21/22
Pad
Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
5th launch from Haiyang offshore launch location, 3rd this year · 13th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 24, 10:31 AM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When did 8 satellites launch?
8 satellites launched on September 24, 2024 at 02:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:24 to 03:52 UTC.
Where can I watch 8 satellites?
Coverage: 微博直播. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 8 satellites?
Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 3 spec sheet
Where did 8 satellites launch from?
Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Sep 24, 10:31 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was 8 satellites going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a technology mission.
How many satellites did 8 satellites launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).