A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2026.China on Thursday launched a SD-3 carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites, including Pakistan’s PRSC-EO2 satellite, into planned orbits. The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)
YANGJIANG, Guangdong, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — 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 p.m. (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. ■
A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2026.
China on Thursday launched a SD-3 carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites, including Pakistan’s PRSC-EO2 satellite, into planned orbits.
The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)
A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2026.
China on Thursday launched a SD-3 carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites, including Pakistan’s PRSC-EO2 satellite, into planned orbits.
The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)
A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2026.
China on Thursday launched a SD-3 carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites, including Pakistan’s PRSC-EO2 satellite, into planned orbits.
The offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)
