ExPaceKuaizhou 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DEAR-5
Launched
December 13, 2025 · 01:08 UTC
Image: 中国航天科工
Summary
DEAR-5 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 13, 2025 at 01:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:00 to 01:44 UTC. It was ExPace's 32nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 7,152nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Kuaizhou 11 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Xi Wang 5-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, from December 15, 2025, was 512 × 532 km inclined 41.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 11 · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Kuaizhou 11 flight · 1st this yearExPace's 32nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 7,152nd orbital launch attempt303rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xi Wang 5-2 · NORAD 67069 · 2025-296 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-296A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-15 23:51:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.16900751 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00142937
- Inclination
- 41.3517°
- Ascending node
- 83.0038°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.3752°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.8233°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 45
- B*
- 0.00044059878
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Xi Wang 5-2 · NORAD 67069 · in orbit
- Dier-5 · NORAD 67070 · in orbit
KZ-11 Y8 Stage 3 · re-entered December 25, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DEAR-5 is a commercial in-orbit payload and micro-gravity experiments hosting spacecraft developed by Chinese commercial company AZSPACE for various civilian customers, with capability to carry a maximum of 300 kg of payload for up to 1 year in orbit.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
64th launch from Launch Area 95A, 9th this year · 271st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 13, 9:08 AM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2025 · source
Questions
When did DEAR-5 launch?
DEAR-5 launched on December 13, 2025 at 01:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:00 to 01:44 UTC.
Where can I watch DEAR-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DEAR-5?
Kuaizhou 11, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 11 spec sheet
Where did DEAR-5 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 13, 9:08 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did DEAR-5 reach?
The tracked orbit of Xi Wang 5-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, from December 15, 2025, was 512 × 532 km inclined 41.4°.
How many satellites did DEAR-5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).