Kuaizhou 11 | 8 satellites
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
March 16, 2026, 4:04 a.m. - March 16, 2026, 4:42 a.m.
March 16, 2026, 4:04 a.m. - March 16, 2026, 4:42 a.m.
Ride-share launch of 8 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Juntian-1-04A * Dongpo-11 * Dongpo-12 * Dongpo-16 * Weitong-1-01 * Xiguang-1-06 * Yuxing-3-05 * Yuxing-3-06
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities extremely uncertain.
Switching identity for the launch vehicle per new clues of ride-share payload identity.
Launch success.
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.
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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