PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellites

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit South China Sea (launch location 3) Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Carried 7 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including PRSC-EO2 (Earth observation satellite for the Pakistan government's SUPARCO) & CUHK-1. Details on other payloads to be confirmed.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 12, 2026, 8:08 a.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 9, 2026, 6:20 a.m.

Delayed to February 12 per new NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 5, 2026, 4:07 p.m.

Rescheduled for February 11 per new NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 20, 2026, 8:03 p.m.

Reverted back to NET January TBD per cancellation of NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 14, 2026, 1:57 a.m.

NET January 25 per new NOTAM, to be confirmed.


Smart Dragon 3

Family:
Configuration:

Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.

Specifications
  • Length
    32.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.64 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    140.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Smart Dragon 3
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Smart Dragon 3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1500.0 kg

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

China Rocket Co. Ltd.

(CHNR)

Successes: 12 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.

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