SatNet test satellite
Smart Dragon 3, China Rocket Co. Ltd.
South China Sea (launch location 3), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Launch time
T-0
Sat 11 Apr, 13:32 CEST
11:32 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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SatNet test satellite on Smart Dragon 3. Sat 11 Apr 2026, 11:32 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: South China Sea (launch location 3). Source: Launch Library 2.
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite". Probable 1 (?) test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit
Launch timeline
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Slip history
Changes recorded by Space Right Now
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Source updates from Launch Library 2 (3)
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Launch success.
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Updated launch window per new NOTAMs.
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.
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Launch pad
South China Sea (launch location 3)
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport (CN)
Coordinates: 21.366667, 112.116667
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