Kuaizhou 1A | GeeSat x2
Launch Failure
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Launch Window
Dec. 15, 2021, 1:49 a.m. - Dec. 15, 2021, 2:23 a.m.
Dec. 15, 2021, 1:49 a.m. - Dec. 15, 2021, 2:23 a.m.
Commercial navigation satellites for automobile navigation.
Launch failure confirmed
New launch date per NOTAMs.
Entry based on NOTAMs only, existence of launch/payload/launch vehicle very uncertain.
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.
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.
WIKI
A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket failed after liftoff late Tuesday with the loss of a pair of commercial satellites to test navigation enhancement for autonomous driving.
At 02:00 UTC, or 10:00 am local time Wednesday, ExPace unsuccessfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. The vehicle was launched from Site 95 at Jiuquan.
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