Smart Dragon-3
Smart Dragon-3 is a four-stage solid-propellant commercial launch vehicle developed for constellation deployment and other responsive missions. It supports land and sea launch, uses 2.9-metre or 3.35-metre fairings, and can deliver 1,500 kilograms to a 500-kilometre sun-synchronous orbit. The type first flew in December 2022 and completed eleven consecutive successful missions through April 2026.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Jielong-3Jielong 3SD-3Smart Dragon 3捷龙三号
- Family Name
- Smart Dragon-3
- Full Name
- Smart Dragon-3
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Smart Dragon-3 is a four-stage solid-propellant commercial launch vehicle developed for constellation deployment and other responsive missions. It supports land and sea launch, uses 2.9-metre or 3.35-metre fairings, and can deliver 1,500 kilograms to a 500-kilometre sun-synchronous orbit. The type first flew in December 2022 and completed eleven consecutive successful missions through April 2026.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.64
- Height M
- 31.8
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 140,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 06:17:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 17:09:06 UTC
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- Search Name
- Smart Dragon-3 Jielong-3 Jielong 3 SD-3 Smart Dragon 3 捷龙三号