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Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches Geely-04 satellites from Shandong coast

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A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket ready for liftoff from a sea launch pad, August 9, 2025. /VCG
A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket ready for liftoff from a sea launch pad, August 9, 2025. /VCG

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket ready for liftoff from a sea launch pad, August 9, 2025. /VCG

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket lifted off Saturday morning in east China's Shandong Province, sending the Geely-04 constellation of satellites into their planned orbit.

The rocket launched from the sea at 12:31 a.m. near the city of Rizhao. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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