Kuaizhou-11 | Wuhan-1 and others
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
May 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m. - May 21, 2024, 4:36 a.m.
May 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m. - May 21, 2024, 4:36 a.m.
Carried 4 satellites to SSO: * Wuhan-1 * Chutian 001 * Tianyan 22 * Lingque-3 01
Launch success.
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
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 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.
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