China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 3Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
OSE HS-01 & 02
Launched
August 5, 2026 · 02:38 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
China Rocket Co. Ltd.’s Smart Dragon 3 successfully launched OSE HS-01 & 02, a pair of hyper-spectral Earth observation satellites for STAR.VISION. The mission supports ecological monitoring and marine economy growth through partnerships with Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
- Watch
- Live: Smart Dragon 3 Flight 12 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Vehicle
- Smart Dragon 3 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 12th Smart Dragon 3 flight · 4th this yearChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 13th launch4th this yearhumanity's 7,357th orbital launch attempt184th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target from padside's flight model. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
About this launch
OSE HS-01 & 02 launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 3 from Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on August 5, 2026 at 02:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:27 to 02:48 UTC. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 13th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 7,357th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Smart Dragon 3 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
2 hyper-spectral Earth observation satellites from Chinese company STAR.VISION. Both satellites are built in corporation with foreign customers: * Lampung-1: Built in close partnership with Lampung Province, Indonesia, to accelerate marine economy growth, environmental governance, and regional industry collaboration. * Samarkand 2028: Jointly created with Uzcosmos, Uzbekistan, to support regional ecological monitoring and technological innovation.
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Pad
Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
10th launch from Haiyang offshore launch location, 2nd this year · 27th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 5, 10:38 AM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
135 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 4 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/5/2026 · source
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 8/5/2026 · source
Moved to August 5 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2026 · source
Questions
When did OSE HS-01 & 02 launch?
OSE HS-01 & 02 launched on August 5, 2026 at 02:38 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:27 to 02:48 UTC.
Where can I watch OSE HS-01 & 02?
Coverage: Live: Smart Dragon 3 Flight 12 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched OSE HS-01 & 02?
Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 3 spec sheet
Where did OSE HS-01 & 02 launch from?
Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Aug 5, 10:38 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was OSE HS-01 & 02 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.