Active 🇨🇳China

South China Sea (launch location 3)

A launch pad at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.2 launches have flown from it since February 2026, 2 of 2 successfully.

Launches
2
Success rate
100.0% 2/2
First flight
2026-02-12
Latest flight
2026-04-11
Busiest year
2026 2 flights
Fastest turnaround
58d 4h 55m

Location

South China Sea (launch location 3)

Pad record

Coordinates
21.3667° N
112.1167° E
Status
Active
Country
China
Pad operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
LL2 pad tally
2 upstream count

Vehicles flown

1 type

Launches per year

decided flights
2026Peak 2026, 2 launches2026

Orbits delivered

2 destinations
Polar Orbit 1Sun-Synchronous Orbit 1

Flight record

2 flights
DateMissionVehicleOperatorOrbitOutcome
2026-04-11Smart Dragon 3 | SatNet test satelliteSmart Dragon 3–Polar OrbitSuccess
2026-02-12Smart Dragon 3 | PRSC-EO2 & 6 satellitesSmart Dragon 3–Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess

Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.