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Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 06
China Rocket Co. Ltd. · Smart Dragon 3 · Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 9th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 7,069th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 24, 07:47 – Sep 24, 08:30 UTC
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Geely Constellation Group 06
12 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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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2025 · source
Updated payload information.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2025 · source
Delayed to September 24 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/22/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain; probably with Geely Constellation Group 06.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/18/2025 · source
Pad — Rizhao offshore launch location
Local pad time: Sep 24, 3:56 PM GMT+8
7 launches from this pad · 25 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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