Kuaizhou 1A | Longjiang 3
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
June 9, 2023, 2:23 a.m. - June 9, 2023, 2:54 a.m.
June 9, 2023, 2:23 a.m. - June 9, 2023, 2:54 a.m.
Low Earth Orbit prototype communication satellite by Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), to test a new satellite platform in the shape of a plate for future LEO communication satellite constellations uses.
Launch success.
Go for launch per NOTAMs.
Recycling of unused launch entry for another Chinese launch; confirmed per NOTAMs.
Revert to April TBD due to potential range conflict.
NET April 5
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
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