SD-3 rocket to make maiden flight in 2022


BEIJING: Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3), the third member of China’s Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family, will make its maiden flight in 2022, its developer said.

A four-stage solid-propellant rocket, the SD-3 will be the largest and has the highest carrying capacity among the Dragon series, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology yesterday.

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