ExPace Kuaizhou 1A Yinhe-1

Name: ExPace Kuaizhou 1A Yinhe-1
Start: 2020-01-16T03:02:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 95A

Kuaizhou 1A

Status

Success

Date

16 JAN 2020

03:02

Launch Provider

ExPace

Launch Pad

Launch Area 95A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Yinhe 1 is technology demonstration mission for the planned 144 satellite global 5G communications constellation which is to be built by Chinese Galaxy Space company.

Rocket

Kuaizhou 1A

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Polar 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