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BEIJING (Reuters) A small but powerful Chinese rocket capable of sending payloads at competitive costs delivered nine satellites into orbit on Satu ....
China s Smart Dragon-3 commercial rocket to make maiden flight in 2022: developer Deng Xiaoci Published: Mar 03, 2021 06:08 PM The concept images for Smart Dragon solid-fueled commercial rocket family Photo: Courtesy of China RocketThe Jielong-3, or Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) solid-fuel launch vehicle, which is capable of sending up to 20 satellites in one go, has gained project approval and is expected to make its maiden flight in 2022, Global Times learned from the developer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) on Wednesday. As the latest member of the CALT Smart Dragon commercial rocket family, SD-3 gained its project approval on December 31, 2020, and China will launch the new make through a seaborne platform in the first half of 2022, Jiang Jie, a CALT rocket expert and also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China s top advisory body, told the Global Times. ....