ExPace Kuaizhou 1A Haishao-1

Name: ExPace Kuaizhou 1A Haishao-1
Start: 2024-12-04T04:46:00.000Z
Location: Mobile Launcher Pad

Kuaizhou 1A

Status

Success

Date

4 DEC 2024

04:46

Launch Provider

ExPace

Launch Pad

Mobile Launcher Pad

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellite from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to observe dynamics properties of oceans.

Rocket

Kuaizhou 1A

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Kuaizhou is a family of Chinese "quick-reaction" orbital launch vehicles. Flying since 2013, Kuaizhou 1 and 1A consist of three solid-fueled rocket stages, with a liquid-fueled fourth stage as part of the satellite system.

Height

19.4 m

Diameter

1.4 m

Launch Mass

30 T