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Kuaizhou 11 | SpaceTY-51 & 52

ExPace · Kuaizhou 11

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Launch window 02:31–03:12 UTC.

The mission

2 Earth observation radar satellites built by the Chinese satellite manufacturer SpaceTY.

Vehicle and site

Rocket

Kuaizhou 11

Family

Kuaizhou

Mission

SpaceTY-51 & 52

Mission type

Earth Science

Pad

Launch Area 95A

Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Coordinates

40.9691°, 100.3433°

The Kuaizhou-11 (KZ-11), is a planned Chinese commercial launch vehicle. Reportedly, the payload is about 1000 kg for low earth orbit and 700 kg for a sun-synchronous orbit. The three stage rocket is possibly based on the DF-31 missile. It consists of three solid-fueled stages. The principal diameter is 2.2 m and the launch weight is 78 tons. the first stage features four grid rudders. The vehicle is launched from a launch truck.

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.

Launches to date

35

Successful

31

Failed

4

Consecutive successes

6

Schedule from Launch Library 2, rebuilt hourly. Dates slip: a time given to the minute is a target, not a promise, and this page reflects the schedule as it stood at the last build. All upcoming launches.