Kuaizhou family
Kuaizhou 11
The Kuaizhou-11 (KZ-11), is a planned Chinese commercial launch vehicle. Reportedly, the payload is about 1000 kg for low earth orbit and 700 kg for a sun-synchronous orbit. The three stage rocket is possibly based on the DF-31 missile. It consists of three solid-fueled stages. The principal diameter is 2.2 m and the launch weight is 78 tons. the first stage features four grid rudders. The vehicle is launched from a launch truck.
Kuaizhou 11 is built by ExPace of China. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 10 July 2020.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,000kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 700kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 2.2m |
| Launch mass | 78t |
| Maiden flight | 2020-07-10 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Kuaizhou 11 | SpaceTY-51 & 52 | Launch Area 95A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-06-17 | Kuaizhou 11 | CentiSpace-1 Group 05 | Launch Area 95A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2026-03-16 | Kuaizhou 11 | 8 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-12-13 | Kuaizhou 11 | DEAR-5 | Launch Area 95A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-21 | Kuaizhou 11 | Wuhan-1 and others | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-12-07 | Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2020-07-10 | Kuaizhou 11 | Maiden Flight | Launch Area 95A | 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.