Rocket file · LV-484
Smart Dragon 3
Smart Dragon 3 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. It stands 32.0 m tall, first flew on 9 December 2022. It has flown 12 times with 12 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Smart Dragon 3
Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Smart Dragon 3 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesSmart Dragon 3 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Smart Dragon 3 flown?
- 12 times, with 12 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Smart Dragon 3's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 12 successful flights out of 12 attempts.
- When is the next Smart Dragon 3 launch?
- Smart Dragon 3 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Smart Dragon 3 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Smart Dragon 3.
- Is Smart Dragon 3 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Smart Dragon 3 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.