ExPaceKuaizhou 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8 satellites
Launched
March 16, 2026 · 04:12 UTC
Image: 中国航天科工
Summary
8 satellites launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 16, 2026 at 04:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:04 to 04:42 UTC. It was ExPace's 33rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,229th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Kuaizhou 11 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yuxing 3-06, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 551 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 11 · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Kuaizhou 11 flight · 1st this yearExPace's 33rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,229th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yuxing 3-06 · NORAD 68199 · 2026-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-052B
- Epoch
- 2026-03-16 21:07:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.09981309 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011521
- Inclination
- 97.5387°
- Ascending node
- 152.1204°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.2931°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.6983°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.000091494
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 9 still in orbit
- Yuxing 3-06 · NORAD 68199 · in orbit
- Juntian-1 04A · in orbit
- Dongpo 12 · in orbit
- Dongpo 16 · in orbit
- Weitong-1 01 · in orbit
- Xiguang 1-06 · in orbit
- Yuxing 3-05 · in orbit
- Dongpo 11 · in orbit
KZ-11 Y7 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ride-share launch of 8 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Juntian-1-04A * Dongpo-11 * Dongpo-12 * Dongpo-16 * Weitong-1-01 * Xiguang-1-06 * Yuxing-3-05 * Yuxing-3-06
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
66th launch from Launch Area 95A, 2nd this year · 278th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 16, 12:12 PM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did 8 satellites launch?
8 satellites launched on March 16, 2026 at 04:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:04 to 04:42 UTC.
Where can I watch 8 satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 8 satellites?
Kuaizhou 11, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 11 spec sheet
Where did 8 satellites launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 16, 12:12 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 8 satellites reach?
Yuxing 3-06, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 535 × 551 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did 8 satellites launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).