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Kuaizhou 11 | 8 satellites

Name: Kuaizhou 11 | 8 satellites
Start: 2026-03-16T04:12:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

ExPace · Kuaizhou 11 · Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

ExPace's 33rd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 7,229th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--March 16, 2026 · 04:12 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Mar 16, 04:04 – Mar 16, 04:42 UTC

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8 satellites

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

Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2026 · source
Switching identity for the launch vehicle per new clues of ride-share payload identity.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/12/2026 · source

Pad — Launch Area 95A

Local pad time: Mar 16, 12:12 PM GMT+8

67 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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