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Published: 17:29, December 9, 2022 | Updated: 17:44, December 9, 2022
Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifts 14 satellites in maiden flight
By Xinhua
China's new carrier rocket Smart Dragon-1 blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Aug 17, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
YANTAI — China launched a Smart Dragon-3 rocket at the Yellow Sea on Friday, placing 14 satellites into planned orbit.
The commercial rocket blasted off at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing Time). The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.
It was the maiden flight of the Smart Dragon-3 rocket
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It was the maiden flight of the Smart Dragon-3 rocket.
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