Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite

Launch information

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Mission description

Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite’.

Launch image Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 5, 2023, 7:24 p.m.

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

SatNet test satellite (PO)

Launcher

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

Rocket

Smart Dragon 3

Location

Sea Launch

Pad

Bo Run Jiu Zhou mobile launch platform

Type

Communications

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
58505 CHUANG XIN 19 (CX-19) LEO 86.5 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satellite’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6567

To this date

Location Launch

#47

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Pad Launch

#1

To this date

Agency Launch

#3

To this date

Orbital Launch

#199

Year 2023

Location Launch

#3

Year 2023

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2023

Agency Launch

#1

Year 2023

Latest news about the launch

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