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Kuaizhou-1A is one of the first commercial launch vehicles from China, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and now manufactured by ExPace.
CASIC raised $180,000,000 in 2017 and $237,000,000 in 2022 as funding for its commercial launch efforts.
CASIC plans to expand its VLEO constellation to 300 satellites by 2030.
CASIC plans to launch its first VLEO verification satellite in December.
CASIC stated plans to launch 12 Xingyun satellites in 2020 prior to the previous Kuaizhou-1A failure.
CASIC expects to launch the Xingyun-2 satellites in pairs on Kuaizhou-1A rockets operated by subsidiary Expace.
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.
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.
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.
CASIC aims to launch 12 Xingyun 2-series satellites in 2021.
CASIC plans to double the number of launches of its Kuaizhou series rockets by 2023.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation plans a first launch of the larger, delayed Kuaizhou-11 launcher in 2020.