China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 3Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Geely Constellation Group 04

Name: Geely Constellation Group 04 launch
Start: 2025-08-08T16:31:00.000Z
End: 2025-08-08T16:44:00.000Z
Location: Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Launched

August 8, 2025 · 16:31 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: CASC

Summary

Geely Constellation Group 04 launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 3 from Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on August 8, 2025 at 16:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:21 to 16:44 UTC. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 7th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,024th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Smart Dragon 3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 01 xing, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 610 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, 11 of them payloads.

Watch: Live: Jielong 3 GEESATCOM Group 4 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
Vehicle: Smart Dragon 3 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 6th Smart Dragon 3 flight · 2nd this yearChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 7th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,024th orbital launch attempt175th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

50.0°Inclination

594 × 610 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

96.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

184.5°Ascending node

433 d agoElement epoch2025-08-08 21:15 UTC · stale

Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 01 xing · NORAD 65119 · 2025-170 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects

Show the numbers

Object: OBJECT A
Object ID: 2025-170A
Epoch: 2025-08-08 21:15:07 UTC
Mean motion: 14.91033395 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0011856
Inclination: 49.9818°
Ascending node: 184.4541°
Arg. of perigee: 276.3515°
Mean anomaly: 173.1726°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 3
B*: 0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

13 catalogued: 11 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 11 still in orbit

Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 01 xing · NORAD 65119 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 02 xing · NORAD 65120 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 03 xing · NORAD 65121 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 04 xing · NORAD 65122 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 05 xing · NORAD 65123 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 06 xing · NORAD 65124 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 07 xing · NORAD 65125 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 08 xing · NORAD 65126 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 09 xing · NORAD 65127 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 10 xing · NORAD 65128 · in orbit
Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 11 xing · NORAD 65129 · in orbit

Jielong-3 Y6 Stage 4 · re-entered August 12, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

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.

Pad

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

4th launch from Rizhao offshore launch location, 2nd this year · 17th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 9, 12:31 AM GMT+8, at night

7 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

81 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 8, 2025 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/8/2025 · source
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 8/8/2025 · source
Updated launch time (https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5197505203541893) and payload.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/8/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/5/2025 · source

Questions

When did Geely Constellation Group 04 launch?

Geely Constellation Group 04 launched on August 8, 2025 at 16:31 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:21 to 16:44 UTC.

Where can I watch Geely Constellation Group 04?

Coverage: Live: Jielong 3 GEESATCOM Group 4 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay

What rocket launched Geely Constellation Group 04?

Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 3 spec sheet

Where did Geely Constellation Group 04 launch from?

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Aug 9, 12:31 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Geely Constellation Group 04 reach?

Geely Xingzuo 04 zu 01 xing, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 610 km orbit inclined 50.0°.

How many satellites did Geely Constellation Group 04 launch?

11 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 11 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).