Long March 11

CALT will produce solid-fueled Long March 11 light-lift rockets including the first Long March 11 intended for sea launch in 2019.

The Long March 11 solid-propellant launcher was scheduled for its first sea launch around 2019-06-01 using a converted vessel for low-inclination launches.

Long March 11 completed its sixth mission on 2019-01-21, lifting four small commercial satellites into Sun-synchronous orbit.

A sea launch of Long March 11 is being prepared around June using a converted vessel to provide low-inclination launch opportunities.

Kepler launched one prototype in January on a Chinese Long March 11 rocket and has a second prototype planned for launch in November on an Indian PSLV with a third prototype under construction.

AAC Clyde built Kepler’s first two prototype satellites: KIPP, which launched aboard a Chinese Long March 11 in January, and CASE, which is scheduled to launch later 2018 on an unspecified rocket.

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) aims to use its light-lift Long March 11 solid-fueled rocket for low-latitude sea launches using a large modified vessel.

Kepler’s KIPP satellite was launched to low-Earth orbit in January on a Chinese Long March 11 rocket to provide store-and-forward services.

The Long March 8 will use two solid propellant boosters likely based on the Long March 11.

The Long March 8 will use two solid propellant boosters likely based on the Long March 11.

The Long March 11 solid-propellant rocket lifted off at 12:42 Eastern on 2018-04-26 from a mobile launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

The Long March 11 launch vehicle is capable of lofting 350 kg to a 700-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.

The Long March 11 mission carried one video satellite and four hyperspectral Earth-observation satellites for the Zhuhai Orbita constellation designated OHS-01, OHS-02, OHS-03, OHS-04, and OVS-2.

CALT planned another launch of five Zhuhai Orbita satellites in the second half of 2018 using the 20.8-meter-tall Long March 11.