Smart Dragon-3 launches CentiSpace 01

A Smart Dragon-3 launch vehicle (捷龙三号遥五, Jielong-3 Y5) successfully launched CentiSpace 01 (微厘空间01), a group of ten CentiSpace satellites, from a sea-based platform off the coast of Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, on 13 January 2025, at 03:00 UTC (11:00 local time). Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3, also known as Lightning Dragon No. 3, Jielong-3, 捷龙三号) is a solid-propellant rocket developed by the China Rocket Co. Ltd. (中国火箭公司), affiliated to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT). Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)