1st LD-Writethru: China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches satellites from sea
HAIYANG, Shandong, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit.
The rocket blasted off at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.
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