Smart Dragon 3 launches Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite

A Smart Dragon3 launch vehicle successfully launched a new Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite (卫星互联网技术试验卫星) from a seabased platform off the coast of Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China, on 5 December 2023, at 19:24 UTC (6 December, at 03:24 local time). Smart Dragon3 (SD3, also known as Lightning Dragon No. 3, Jielong3, 捷龙三号) is a new solidpropellant rocket developed by the China Rocket Co. Ltd. , affiliated to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT). The launch was coordinated by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center and was the second mission for the Smart Dragon3 launch vehicle. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV), China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) The second launch of the Smart Dragon3 launch vehicle Smart Dragon3 launch