China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket successfully launches 2 satellites from sea
Source: Xinhua | 2026-08-05 | Editor:Flynn
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02, blasts off from the sea near the city of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 5, 2026. The satellites were sent into the planned orbits. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. (Photo by Song Xiongye/Xinhua)
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket lifted off from the waters off east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, sending Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02 into the planned orbits.
The rocket blasted off at 10:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02, blasts off from the sea near the city of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 5, 2026. The satellites were sent into the planned orbits. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. (Photo by Song Xiongye/Xinhua)
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying Oriental Smart Eye hyperspectral satellites 01 and 02, blasts off from the sea near the city of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 5, 2026. The satellites were sent into the planned orbits. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. (Photo by Song Xiongye/Xinhua)
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