Kuaizhou 1A | Tianxing-1-02
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Jan. 11, 2024, 3:42 a.m. - Jan. 11, 2024, 4:10 a.m.
Jan. 11, 2024, 3:42 a.m. - Jan. 11, 2024, 4:10 a.m.
Satellite reported as for "spatial environment measurement" purposes. Actual usage TBD.
Launch success.
Updated possible launch vehicle and LSP identity; LV/payload identities still highly uncertain.
Refined launch date and window; Payload and launch vehicle identities still highly uncertain.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly 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.
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