Published: 16:30, February 12, 2026
China's commercial rocket SD-3 launches 7 satellites from sea
By Xinhua
YANGJIANG - China on Thursday launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites into planned orbits.
The SD-3 commercial rocket blasted off at 2:37 pm (Beijing Time) from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China's Guangdong Province. The seven satellites include Pakistan's PRSC-EO2 satellite.
The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
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