Smart Dragon 3 Rocket Sends Seven Satellites to Orbit From Sea Platform

Smart Dragon 3 rocket sends seven satellites to orbit from sea platform

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 China has launched a Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket from a sea based platform off the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong province, placing seven satellites into orbit on Thursday afternoon. Liftoff occurred at 2:37 pm local time from a dedicated launch service ship, after which the solid propellant rocket deployed all seven spacecraft into their preset orbits. The payloads included a rem

China Smart Dragon-3 Commercial Rocket Launches 7 Satellites by Sea

China Smart Dragon-3 Commercial Rocket Launches 7 Satellites by SeaThe Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) commercial rocket blasted off at 2:37 p.m. (Beijing Time), February 12, 2026, from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China's Guangdong Province. The seven satellites include Pakistan's PRSC-EO2 satellite.(Notice the rocket's cooling tiles that are shed after liftoff by design when they are no longer needed.)Thursday's launch was an important ach…