News from the WeChat official account "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation," on August 9, 2025, at 0:31, the Jielong-3 launch vehicle ignited and took off from the near-sea area of Rizhao City, Shandong Province. It subsequently placed the Geely Constellation 04 group satellites into the planned orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
Launch site of the Jielong-3 rocket
The Jielong-3 rocket was developed and supervised by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and invested in by the China Rocket Company, which is affiliated with the First Academy. The rocket uses a four-stage solid-fuel engine series layout, mainly used for launching spacecraft into sun-synchronous orbits and low-Earth orbits.
This is the first time that the Jielong-3 rocket has been launched from the near-sea area of Rizhao, representing a flexible expansion of the Jielong-3 launch location, better meeting the timeliness needs of the commercial launch market.
Jielong-3 rocket being transported
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