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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Kuaizhou 1A

快舟一号甲

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

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Variants
2
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
30
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
200 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
201810
201950
202030
202140
202240
202360
202440
202520
202601
202701
202801
202901
203001
203101
203201
203301
203401

Performance Specs

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

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Kuaizhou-1A
SSO200 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Kuaizhou-1A vehicle overview
Kuaizhou-1A E
SSO200 kgUnknownUnknownRocketLaunch.org Kuaizhou-1A vehicle overview

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
Jiaotong VDES A/B
Kuaizhou-1A E
Dec 5, 2025
PRSS
Kuaizhou-1A E
Jul 31, 2025
Haishao-1 Mission
Kuaizhou-1A E
Dec 4, 2024
Tianqi 29-32

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Kuaizhou-1A
Not stated27Active
Kuaizhou-1A E
Not stated3Active
203501
203601
203701
203801
203901
204001
204101

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2027China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2028China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2029China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2030China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2031China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2032China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2033China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2034China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2035China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2036China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2037China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2038China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2039China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2040China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2041China inland launch centers | aggregate130%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
China inland launch centers | aggregate
2026 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2027 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2028 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2029 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2030 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2031 · 30% confidence
Kuaizhou-1A
Sep 20, 2024
Tianxing-1 02 Mission
Kuaizhou-1A
Jan 11, 2024
Tianmu-1 15-18
Kuaizhou-1A
Jan 5, 2024
Tianmu-1 19-22
Kuaizhou-1A
Dec 27, 2023
Tianmu-1 11-14
Kuaizhou-1A
Dec 25, 2023

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
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2032 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2033 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2034 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2035 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2036 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

China inland launch centers | aggregate
2037 · 30% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Kuaizhou 1A family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Mentions
107
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
0.0-5.0
Actions

A commercial Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket launch carrying a Jilin-1 high-resolution commercial remote sensing satellite was scrubbed the week before 2019-11-02 but was expected to launch in the coming days.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 4, 2019China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite
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The Kuaizhou-1A launched from a mobile platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 7:41 p.m. Eastern.

PlanValue 3.0Aug 31, 2019Chinese light launch blitz continues with Kuaizhou-1A mission

Kuaizhou-1A is capable of delivering 200 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

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

CASIC launched Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. using its Kuaizhou-1A launcher in January 2017 and September 2018.

PlanRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5Feb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets

The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation planned launches of its solid-fuelled Kuaizhou-1A and Kuaizhou-11 rockets in 2019.

PlanValue 3.5Jan 29, 2019China will attempt 30-plus launches in 2019, including crucial Long March 5 missions

The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) subsidiary Expace is expected to launch more Kuaizhou-1A solid rockets in 2019, each 20 m tall and 1.4 m in diameter with a 200-kilogram capacity to 700-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.5Jan 24, 2019Chinese companies OneSpace and iSpace are preparing for first orbital launches

The second Kuaizhou-1A launch will carry the Centispace-1-S1 satellite into a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 14, 2018Chinese rocket maker OneSpace secures $44m in funding; Expace prepares for commercial launch