The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, at 3:24 a.m. (Beijing Time).

The launch is the second mission of the Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket series.

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying a test satellite blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2023. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket at 3:24 a.m. (Beijing Time). The test satellite was successfully sent into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies. (Photo by Zhang Jingyi/Xinhua)
A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying a test satellite blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2023. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket at 3:24 a.m. (Beijing Time). The test satellite was successfully sent into planned orbit, where it will test satellite internet technologies. (Photo by Zhang Jingyi/Xinhua)