16 March 2022
CALT engineers are busy preparing the solid-fuelled Smart Dragon 3 launcher for its debut flight in September. The launch is planned to be conducted from a sea-going platform. So far, only the CZ-11 made sea-born launches for China. "We have arranged two to three launch missions by Smart Dragon 3 within this year. We estimate that at least five launches of this rocket will be made each year starting in 2023, as the demand will keep increasing," Jiang Jie, a senior rocket expert at CALT said.
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