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HEAD-2A, 2B & Tianyi-16, 17 & Tianqi-4A, 4B

Kuaizhou-1A

ExPace

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Video

Two Kuaizhou-1A launches in one day

Location

Launch Complex 16

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Complex 16 has witnessed the launch of 14 rockets, including 14 orbital launch attempts. While Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, has been the site for 138 rocket launches.

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.

Rocket

ExPace 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.

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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.

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