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Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES

Name: Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES
Start: 2022-12-07T01:15:00.000Z
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 17th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 6,351st orbital launch attempt

December 7, 2022Add to calendar

Success

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

Window: Dec 7, 01:04 – Dec 7, 01:36 UTC

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Xingyun VDES

Test satellite for CASIC's own Xingyun Low Earth Orbit communication satellite constellation, with a VHF Data Exchange System payload for maritime traffic operation uses.

Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Kuaizhou-11 launches VDES — SciNews

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/7/2022 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/6/2022 · source

Pad — Launch Area 95A

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

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