Posted 2/3/2024, 6:10:47 AM
China Launches AI Hypersatellite Rongpiao and International Payloads Aboard Smart Dragon-3 Rocket
- China launched world's first in-orbit AI commercial hypersatellite on February 3, 2024
- Carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 blasted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, carrying 9 satellites
- Payloads included AI satellite “Rongpiao” with advanced “satellite brain” system
- Egyptian NExSat-1 satellite also launched, marking SD-03’s first international payload
- Third flight of the SD-03 carrier rocket