Sea launch from waters off Yangjiang, Guangdong: the Smart Dragon 3 (Jielong-3) rocket delivered seven satellites to sun-synchronous orbit, including Pakistan's PRSC-EO2 high-resolution Earth observation satellite built for SUPARCO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 9th
- of 12 Smart Dragon 3 flights
- Date and time
- 12 February 2026, 06:37 UTC
- Rocket
- Smart Dragon 3
- Builder
- China Rocket
- Launch site
- South China Sea (launch location 3), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2026-027
- Launches in 2026
- 30th of 243
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