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Vehicle family profile

Kuaizhou 11

快舟十一号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
6
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
700 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202010
202210
202410
202510
202621
202701
202801
202901
203001
203101
203201
203301
203401
203501
203601
203701
203801

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Kuaizhou-11
SSO700 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Kuaizhou-11 vehicle overview

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
Weili Kongjian 05
Kuaizhou-11
Jun 17, 2026
Juntian-1-04A/Dongp
Kuaizhou-11
Mar 16, 2026
Dier-5/Xiwang-5-2
Kuaizhou-11
Dec 13, 2025
Wuhan-1 Mission

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Kuaizhou-11
Not stated6Active
203901
204001
204101

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2027Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2028Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2029Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2030Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2031Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2032Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2033Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2034Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2035Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2036Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2037Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2038Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2039Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2040Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2041Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2026 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2027 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2028 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2029 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2030 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2031 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Kuaizhou-11
May 21, 2024
Xingyun Jiatong VDES
Kuaizhou-11
Dec 7, 2022
Launch 2020-F06
Kuaizhou-11
Jul 10, 2020

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Track
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2032 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2033 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2034 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2035 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2036 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2037 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 11 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Mentions
103
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
0.0-5.0
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Kuaizhou-11 Yao-13 sent the Weixing Kongjian-05 Group 5 satellites into their planned orbit and the flight test mission was successful.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Jun 18, 2026RT by @raz_liu: RT by @raz_liu: …the wording used is a little bit different (something like “the flight test was successful - yes I don’t know where this phrase comes from). The part about 1 satellite failed to separate is unfortunately still in rumor territory (we don’t know actual nos. of sats on board).
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Kuaizhou-11 Y13 carried CentiSpace-05.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 18, 2026Kuaizhou-11 Y13

Kuaizhou-11 Y13 sent the Weixing Space 05 group satellites into their planned orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Jun 18, 2026RT by @raz_liu: RT by @raz_liu: …the wording used is a little bit different (something like “the flight test was successful - yes I don’t know where this phrase comes from). The part about 1 satellite failed to separate is unfortunately still in rumor territory (we don’t know actual nos. of sats on board).

Kuaizhou-11 Y13 launched from Jiuquan at 03:58 UTC on June 17, 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Jun 18, 2026Kuaizhou-11 Y13

ExPace’s Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17 at 11:58 am China Standard Time.

PlanValue 2.5Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

ExPace has added a wider fairing option and optimized costs for Kuaizhou-11.

CapabilityFinancialValue 3.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

ExPace resumed Kuaizhou-11 launches in May 2024 after the December 2022 flight.

PlanValue 3.5Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Tracking data from the U.S. Space Force suggests that Kuaizhou-11 reached orbit, deployed eight satellites, and performed a deorbit burn.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 consists of three 2.2-meter-diameter solid-fueled stages and a liquid-fueled fourth stage for orbital insertion.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

The Kuaizhou-11 launch on June 17 likely deployed satellites for Future Navigation’s positioning service.

GeneralValue 2.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 can carry 1,500 kilograms to low Earth orbit and 1,000 kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.5Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

ExPace’s Kuaizhou-11 has had one failure, which occurred during its July 2020 debut flight.

PlanGeneralValue 1.8Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 has flown only from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

GeneralValue 3.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and manufactured by ExPace.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.5Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Emposat provided communications and tracking support for the June 17 Kuaizhou-11 deployment.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 offers a 2.2-meter inline fairing and a wider 2.65-meter-diameter fairing option.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 is 25 meters tall and weighs around 78,000 kilograms when prepared for launch.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

Kuaizhou-11 flew with a 2.65-meter-diameter fairing for wider or asymmetrically shaped payloads.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 16, 2026Orbital Refueling Test, AI Earth Observation Demo Satellites Delivered by Rideshare Launch [Kuaizhou-11 Y7]

Kuaizhou-11 has a one-piece separating-towards-front fairing and RCS roll-control thrusters on the fairing’s tip.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 16, 2026Looks like the Kuaizhou-11 - with its one-piece separating-towards-front fairing and a bunch of RCS roll-control thrusters on the fairing's tip - will win yet another year's award of "Most sus-looking orbital launch vehicle"...

The Kuaizhou-11's closest U.S. analog is the Minotaur IV series, which can deliver about 1.5 tonnes to low Earth orbit and about 1 tonne to sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 16, 2026The closest analog to the Kuaizhou-11 is probably the US Minotaur IV series, with a 1.5 tonnes LEO/1 tonne SSO payload: