Maiden Flight
Smart Dragon 1
China Rocket Co. Ltd.
Mission
Maiden Flight
Type: Test Flight
First launch of the new solid-fueled rocket by Chinarocket Co., Ltd., which is a commercial subsidiary of CASC. On this launch Smart Dragon 1 will also carry payloads for four private companies.
Trajectory
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Location
Unknown Pad
Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China
193 rockets have launched from Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Smart Dragon 1 – China Rocket Co. Ltd.
- Family: Smart Dragon
- Length: 19.2 m
- Diameter: 1.2 m
- Launch Mass: 23 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 150 kg
The Smart Dragon 1 was manufactured by China Rocket Co. Ltd. with the first launch on 2019-08-17. Smart Dragon 1 has 1 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. Smart Dragon-1 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.
Agency
China Rocket Co. Ltd. – CHNR
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: CHNR
- Country: CHN
China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.
