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Geely Constellation Group 05

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Geely Constellation Group 05

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Smart Dragon 3
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Sep 8, 19:48:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleSmart Dragon 3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRizhao offshore launch location
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Mission

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.

Quick facts

VehicleSmart Dragon 3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRizhao offshore launch location
SiteHaiyang Oriental Spaceport
WindowSep 8, 19:39:00 UTC→Sep 8, 20:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilySmart Dragon
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Rizhao offshore launch location
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Launching
Southeast
144° · SE
35.392, 119.599

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee906 km
Perigee893 km
Period103.0 min
Inclination55.07°

Launch heading 144° · SE from CentiSpace-1 Group 05.

OrbitCentiSpace-1 Group 05› conelow
1 70118U 26138A 26168.17864583 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 70118 55.0727 282.2204 0008788 100.1257 091.6744 13.98437281 09

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.