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China launches Smart Dragon-3 rocket, deploying eight satellites

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A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province, September 24, 2024. /CFP
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province, September 24, 2024. /CFP

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province, September 24, 2024. /CFP

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket soars through the sky in east China's Shandong Province, September 24, 2024. /CFP
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket soars through the sky in east China's Shandong Province, September 24, 2024. /CFP

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket soars through the sky in east China's Shandong Province, September 24, 2024. /CFP

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying eight satellites, launches from sea level near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, September 24, 2024. /CFP
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying eight satellites, launches from sea level near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, September 24, 2024. /CFP

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket, carrying eight satellites, launches from sea level near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, September 24, 2024. /CFP

Spectators watch the launch of the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket on the seashore in Haiyang City, Shandong Province, China, September 24, 2024. /CFP
Spectators watch the launch of the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket on the seashore in Haiyang City, Shandong Province, China, September 24, 2024. /CFP

Spectators watch the launch of the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket on the seashore in Haiyang City, Shandong Province, China, September 24, 2024. /CFP

China launched a Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province on Tuesday, placing eight satellites into planned orbit.

The commercial rocket blasted off at 10:31 a.m. Beijing Time, carrying Tianyi-41 and other satellites.

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center carried out this offshore launch.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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