Mission description
5 commercial ship/traffic AIS tracking satellites.
Launch index
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Launch Successful
Kuaizhou 1A | HEAD-3A/B/C/D/E
August 14, 2023 at 5:32 AM UTC
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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August 14, 2023 at 5:32 AM UTC
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Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 28.2428, 102.0330
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- Kuaizhou 1A
- Launch probability
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- August 14, 2023 at 5:22 AM UTC
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- August 14, 2023 at 5:48 AM UTC
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- December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM UTC
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Kuaizhou 1A
Kuaizhou · 1A
Height
19.4 m
Diameter
1.4 m
LEO capacity
300 kg
Successful launches
28
Launch complex
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Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
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