China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches satellites from sea
A Smart Dragon-3, Jielong-3, rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit.
The rocket blasted off at 11:00 (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Haiyang. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.
The mission marks the fifth launch of the Smart Dragon-3 rocket.
The Smart Dragon-3 is a four-stage solid-propellant carrier rocket designed primarily for commercial space launch missions. It can be launched both at sea and on land.
CCTV/REUTERS
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