Smart Dragon

Also called Jielong

Small Chinese solid-propellant rocket developed by China Rocket Co. Ltd, a subsidiairy of CALT (state owned).

Smart Dragon 1 can launch 200 kg in sun-synchronous orbit of 500 km. The rocket can be built in 6 months time and requires only 24 hours preparation on launch site.

Smart Dragon 3 is a 4-stage solid fuel rocket. Liftoff mass around 140 tons. It can put 1500 kg in a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit.

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Smart Dragon launches

#	Launch id	Payload	Launch date	Site	Version	Status (orbit in perigee x apogee x inc. x period)
1	19052	A: DFH 221 B: DFH 222 C: Tianqi 2	17 Aug 2019 at 04:11 UT	J	1
2	22167	C: DFH 312 Jilin 1 Gaofen 03D 44 to 50 Head 2G Tianqi 7 Jilin 1 Pingtai 01A 01 JinZijing 1-05 and 1-06 DFH 313 (Huoju 1)	9 Dec 2022 at 06:35 UTC	TR	3
3	23190	Chuangxin 19	5 Dec 2023 at 19:24 UTC	BRJZ	3	904 x 921 km x 86.5°
4	24024	Nexsat 1 Chuangxin 17-01 (DRO L) Weihai 1-01 and 1-02 Xingshidai 18 to 20 Yantai 2 Zhixing 2A	3 Feb 2024 at 03:06 UTC	BRJZ	3

Notes: in the launch site column J stands for Jiuquan and TR for Tai Rui, a sea platform in the yellow Sea at approx 123.7°E 37.3°N; BRJZ: ship Bo Run Jiu Zhou at approx 112.0°East, 21.3°N

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