Orbital launch vehicle
Kuaizhou
Flights flown2
Success rate100%2/2
Maiden flight2013-09-25
Peak year20131 flight
Kuaizhou is built by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation of China. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 25 September 2013 and last flew on 21 November 2014.
Flight record
100% success rate2 of 2 flown
2013peak 2013 · 1 flight2014
First flight2013-09-25
Latest flight2014-11-21
Failures0
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround422d 2h
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 11m |
| Diameter | 1.4m |
| Launch mass | 20t |
| Maiden flight | 2013-09-25 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-21 | Kuaizhou | Kuaizhou-2 | Launch Area 95B | Success | |
| 2013-09-25 | Kuaizhou | Kuaizhou-1 | Launch Area 95B | Success |
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
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.