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Launch Vehicles
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
Actions

Kuaizhou-1A and Kuaizhou-11 vehicles had been grounded following failures in 2020, and Expace commenced final assembly of both a Kuaizhou-1A and a Kuaizhou-11 in 2021.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 3, 2021Mystery surrounds Chinese private rocket launch attempt

The Kuaizhou-1A and Kuaizhou-11 rockets have been grounded since failures in September 2020 and July 2020 respectively.

Plan
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General
Value 2.5
Jul 6, 2021
China conducts third orbital launch inside four days

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation launched four times in 2020, including the failed debut launch of the Kuaizhou-11 and the loss of a Kuaizhou-1A rocket in September 2020.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 26, 2020China launches latest trio of Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites

CAS Space’s planned solid launcher would be China’s largest solid rocket by payload capacity, exceeding CASC’s Long March 11 and the Kuaizhou-11 operated under CASIC.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Oct 23, 2020Chinese rocket companies secure local government support for research, production facilities

The Kuaizhou-11 is capable of delivering 1,000 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Oct 19, 2020China’s CASIC reveals five-year plan for reusable spaceplane, commercial space projects

The first payload on the Kuaizhou-11 mission was a Jilin-1 video satellite developed by Changguang Satellite Co. Ltd. for Bilibili.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 10, 2020First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure

The Kuaizhou-11 is capable of delivering 1,000 kg to a 700-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 10, 2020First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure

The Kuaizhou-11 is a larger version of the Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket operated by Expace.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jul 10, 2020First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure

China launched the APSTAR-6D communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit on Thursday prior to the Kuaizhou-11 failure.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 10, 2020First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure

Expace operates the Kuaizhou-11 and operates the smaller Kuaizhou-1A for commercial launches.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 30, 2020Final Beidou-3 satellite reaches operational orbit, China’s launch sites gear up for July missions

The larger Kuaizhou-11 may lift as much as 1,000 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 3, 2020Chinese commercial rocket sells for $5.6 million in April Fool’s Day auction

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation plans a first launch of the larger, delayed Kuaizhou-11 launcher in 2020.

PlanValue 4.2Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

Expace was planning to carry out the first launch of the larger Kuaizhou-11, which may lift as much as 1,000 kg to 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit, before the end of 2018.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 31, 2019Chinese light launch blitz continues with Kuaizhou-1A mission

Kuaizhou-11 is a larger launcher with a baseline capability of 1,000 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit and could launch before the end of 2019.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 12, 2019Chinese Linkspace reaches 300 meters with launch and landing test

Expace, a CASIC subsidiary, will provide the Kuaizhou-11 at $5,000 per kilogram to low Earth orbit.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.4Aug 12, 2019Chinese Linkspace reaches 300 meters with launch and landing test

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, through its subsidiary Expace, will provide the Kuaizhou-11 at a rate of $5,000 per kilogram to LEO, which the AFRL-DIU report characterizes as five times less expensive than comparable launch capabilities.

RelationshipsFinancialGeneralValue 4.5Jun 17, 2019Air Force, DoD research organizations call for space industrial policies to counter China

Kuaizhou rockets, including the Kuaizhou-11, will be launched from a transporter erector launcher (TEL).

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Feb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets

The Kuaizhou-11 is capable of lifting 1,500 kg into a 400-kilometer low Earth orbit using 2.2- or 2.6-meter payload fairings.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) is preparing to launch the Kuaizhou-11 solid propellant launch vehicle in the first half of the year as part of a multiplatform commercial space strategy.

PlanGeneralGrowthValue 4.0Feb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets

The Kuaizhou-11 is capable of lifting 1,000 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit using 2.2- or 2.6-meter payload fairings.

CapabilityValue 4.6Feb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets