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Maiden Flight

Kuaizhou-11

ExPace

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Maiden Flight

Type: Test Flight

First flight of the new solid launcher developed by ExPace, subsidiary of CASIC. It will carry 2 communication satellites on this launch.

Trajectory

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Location

Unknown Pad

Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China

187 rockets have launched from Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China.

Unknown Pad, Jiuquan, People's Republic of China

Rocket

Kuaizhou-11 – ExPace

  • Family: Kuaizhou
  • Diameter: 2.2 m
  • Launch Mass: 78 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1000 kg

The Kuaizhou-11 was manufactured by ExPace with the first launch on 2020-07-10. Kuaizhou-11 has 1 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 2 launches. 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.

Agency

ExPace – EP

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: EP
  • Administration: CEO: Zhang Di
  • Founded: 2016
  • Country: 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.

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