China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 3Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.August 8, 2025 · 16:31 UTCAdd to calendar
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China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 7th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 7,024th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 8, 16:21 – Aug 8, 16:44 UTC
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Geely Constellation Group 04
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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/8/2025 · source
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
Pad — Rizhao offshore launch location
Local pad time: Aug 9, 12:31 AM GMT+8
7 launches from this pad · 27 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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