ExPaceKuaizhou 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
CentiSpace-1 Group 05
Launched
June 17, 2026 · 03:58 UTC
Image: 中国航天科工
Summary
CentiSpace-1 Group 05 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 17, 2026 at 03:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:31 to 04:10 UTC. It was ExPace's 34th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,316th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Kuaizhou 11 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Weili Kongjian 05-01, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 840 × 855 km orbit inclined 55.1°. 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
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Kuaizhou 11 flight · 2nd this yearExPace's 34th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,316th orbital launch attempt143rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Weili Kongjian 05-01 · NORAD 69582 · 2026-138 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-138A
- Epoch
- 2026-06-17 20:20:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.15574625 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00100794
- Inclination
- 55.1445°
- Ascending node
- 278.7156°
- Arg. of perigee
- 276.1259°
- Mean anomaly
- 83.8566°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.000036553829
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 8 still in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-01 · NORAD 69582 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-02 · NORAD 69583 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-03 · NORAD 69584 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-04 · NORAD 69585 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-05 · NORAD 69586 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-06 · NORAD 69587 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-07 · NORAD 69588 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 05-08 · NORAD 69636 · in orbit
KZ-11 Y13 Stage 3 · re-entered August 15, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Note: Unofficial reports indicate there may be 1 or more additional satellites that failed to separate from the upper stage, however this is not officially confirmed. Chinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are part of a planned 160 satellites constellation.
News
Launch Preview: 10 launches scheduled from sites across the worldA very busy launch manifest is expected in the upcoming week, with 10 launches scheduled…
China conducts 4 launches in 3 days, but silence follows Kuaizhou–11 launchChina continued its accelerated launch pace with a series of missions, but long silence followed liftoff of a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket Wednesday, suggesting potential issues.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
67th launch from Launch Area 95A, 3rd this year · 290th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 17, 11:58 AM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success. (?)
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/13/2026 · source
Questions
When did CentiSpace-1 Group 05 launch?
CentiSpace-1 Group 05 launched on June 17, 2026 at 03:58 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:31 to 04:10 UTC.
Where can I watch CentiSpace-1 Group 05?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched CentiSpace-1 Group 05?
Kuaizhou 11, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 11 spec sheet
Where did CentiSpace-1 Group 05 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 17, 11:58 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did CentiSpace-1 Group 05 reach?
Weili Kongjian 05-01, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 840 × 855 km orbit inclined 55.1°.
How many satellites did CentiSpace-1 Group 05 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).