Multiple payloads
Kuaizhou-1A
ExPace
Mission
Multiple payloads
Type: Earth Science
Lingqiao (or known as Jilin 1) is a small remote sensing satellite designed to capture videos with a ground resolution of 1.3 m. This is a third satellite of the Lingqiao series.
Location
Launch Area 4?
Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China
179 rockets have launched from Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Kuaizhou-1A – ExPace
Family: Kuaizhou
Length: 19.4 m
Diameter: 1.4 m
Launch Mass: 30 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 300 kg
The Kuaizhou-1A was manufactured by ExPace with the first launch on 2017-01-09. Kuaizhou-1A has 16 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 18 launches. 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.
Agency
ExPace
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.
