Launch
ExPace
Kuaizhou-1A | Tianmu-1 15-18
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- rocket
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- Agency
Mission
Tianmu-1 15-18
Earth Science
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Small meteorology research satellites using GNSS radio occultation by CASIC subsidiary Xiyong Microelectronics Park.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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Rocket
Kuaizhou-1A
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.
Family: Kuaizhou
Variant: 1A
Details
Min stage: 4
Max stage: 4m
Length: 19.4m
Diameter: 1.4
First Flight: Jan. 9, 2017
Total launch count: 29
Successful launches: 26
Failed launches: 3
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 300kg
Manufacturer
ExPace
Commercial
CHN
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.
2016
CEO: Zhang Di
Agency
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.
CHN
Type: Commercial
Details
CEO: Zhang Di
2016
Total launch count: 29
Successful launches: 25
Failed launches: 4