Kaituozhe family
Kaituozhe-1
A small solid fueled launch vehicle based on the road mobile DF-21 IRBM with an additional upper stage.
Flights flown3
Success rate0%0/3
Payload to LEO100kg
Maiden flight2001-09-15
Peak year20021 flight
Kaituozhe-1 is built by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation of China. It first flew on 15 September 2002 and last flew on 9 June 2005.
Flight record
0% success rate0 of 3 flown · 3 failed
2002peak 2002 · 1 flight2005
First flight2002-09-15
Latest flight2005-06-09
Failures3
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround366d
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 100kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 18m |
| Diameter | 2m |
| Launch mass | 20t |
| Maiden flight | 2001-09-15 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit3
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-09 | Kaituozhe-1 | KT-1 satellite? | Kaituozhe Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 2003-09-16 | Kaituozhe-1 | Hangtian Tsinghua 1-02 | Kaituozhe Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 2002-09-15 | Kaituozhe-1 | Hangtian Tsinghua 1-01 | Kaituozhe Launch Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia