Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 05
Smart Dragon 3 launched the Geely Constellation Group 05 mission for China Rocket Co. Ltd. from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on Sep 8, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
Rizhao offshore launch location · Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 05
Launched Sep 9, 2025 4:48:00 AMSuccess
11 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
52° NE
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 50.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Tue, Sep 9 · 4:48:00 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- China Rocket Co. Ltd.
- Rocket
- Smart Dragon 3
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Rizhao offshore launch location · Haiyang Oriental Spaceport