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Smart Dragon 3

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Wednesday August 5 2026, 02:38:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go65%

VehicleSmart Dragon 3

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadHaiyang offshore launch location

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General trajectory

Haiyang offshore launch location

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Launching

South

188° · S

36.631, 121.198

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee523 km

Perigee473 km

Period94.6 min

Inclination97.71°

Launch heading 188° · S from SD-3 Unknown Payload.

OrbitSD-3 Unknown Payload› conelow

1 70160U 26178A 26217.11458333 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

2 70160 97.7051 292.9585 0036356 218.7655 298.1185 15.22530264 06

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

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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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go65%Wind1 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud0%Temp31°C

Limiting rule: Cumulus Cloud

no forecast exceedances

Quick facts

VehicleSmart Dragon 3

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadHaiyang offshore launch location

SiteHaiyang Oriental Spaceport

WindowWednesday August 5 2026, 02:27:00 UTC→Wednesday August 5 2026, 02:48:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilySmart Dragon

Height32 m

Diameter2.6 m

ReusableNo

Track record12/12 successful