Launch
ExPace
Kuaizhou-1A | Unknown Payload
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Mission
Unknown Payload
Unknown
Unknown
Details TBD.
Status
Go for Launch
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Pad
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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Rocket
Kuaizhou-1A
Kuaizhou is a family of Chinese "quick-reaction" orbital launch vehicles. Flying since 2013, Kuaizhou 1 and 1A consist of three solid-fueled rocket stages, with a liquid-fueled fourth stage as part of the satellite system.
Family: Kuaizhou
Variant: 1A
Details
Min stage: 4
Max stage: 4m
Length: 19.4m
Diameter: 1.4
First Flight: Jan. 9, 2017
Total launch count: 29
Successful launches: 26
Failed launches: 3
Pending launches: 1
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 300kg
Manufacturer
ExPace
Commercial
CHN
ExPace is a Chinese space rocket company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of missileer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a Chinese state-owned company, and serves as its commercial rocket division. ExPace is focused on small satellite launchers to low Earth orbit.
2016
CEO: Zhang Di
Agency
ExPace
ExPace is a Chinese space rocket company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of missileer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a Chinese state-owned company, and serves as its commercial rocket division. ExPace is focused on small satellite launchers to low Earth orbit.
CHN
Type: Commercial
Details
CEO: Zhang Di
2016
Total launch count: 29
Successful launches: 25
Failed launches: 4
Pending launches: 1