According to Xinhua, the SatNet test satellite was launched from the offshore platform off the city of Hayyang on the Yellow Sea coast.
The launch, which saw the satellite assume its planned position in low Earth orbit, was the 11th successful delivery mission carried out by the Cielong-3 rocket.
The Cielong-3 rocket, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), can carry up to 1.6 tons of payload from the ground to the sun's synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers.
The 31 meter long solid rocket with a diameter of 2.65 meters has a 4-stage ignition mechanism. The rocket, designed to respond to increasing demand in the commercial satellite market, is expected to reduce launch costs to under $10,000 per kilogram.
In 2019, CALT launched three satellites into the synchronous orbit of the Sun using the previously developed Cielong-1 rocket. The first generation rocket had a load capacity of 200 kilograms. The next-generation Cielong-4 rocket is expected to have a lifting capacity of 2.5 tons.
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