Kuaizhou 11

The eight satellites launched on Kuaizhou-11 were Juntian-1-04A, Dongpo-11, Dongpo-12, Dongpo-16, Weitong-1-01, Xiguang-1-06, Yuxing-3-05, and Yuxing-3-06.

Kuaizhou-11 carried eight customer satellites toward a sun-synchronous orbit on a rideshare flight.

The Kuaizhou-11 launch placed eight commercial satellites into orbit.

ExPace launched Kuaizhou-11 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s Launch Site 95 at 12:12 pm China Standard Time on March 16.

ExPace said Kuaizhou-11 has proven to be a reliable, low-cost, and quick-to-prepare launch vehicle for customers.

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

Kuaizhou-11 is 25 meters tall on the launch pad and weighs around 78,000 kilograms when prepared to fly.

The launch would be the fifth Kuaizhou-11 flight since 2020.

Kuaizhou-11 completed its fifth launch successfully and reached orbit at 04:12 UTC on March 16, 2026.

Kuaizhou-11 Yao-7 lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on March 16 at 12:12.

A Kuaizhou-11 rocket launched from Jiuquan at 0412 UTC on Mar. 16.

A Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket lifted off at 0412 UTC Monday from Jiuquan carrying eight satellites.

The March 16 launch was the fifth Kuaizhou-11 mission and the 39th launch in the Kuaizhou series.

Kuaizhou-11 has a payload capacity of 1,500 kilograms to low Earth orbit and 1,000 kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit.

Kuaizhou-11 is the bigger sibling of Kuaizhou-1A from the same developer.

The Hunan University of Science and Technology satellite will launch on Kuaizhou-11 serial number Y7 with other satellites.

A Kuaizhou-11 rocket launched the Dier-5 commercial cargo spacecraft on 13 December.

Expace previously advertised a 3m version of the KZ-11.