ExPaceKuaizhou 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Maiden Flight
Launched
July 10, 2020
Image: 中国航天科工
Summary
Maiden Flight launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 10, 2020. The mission failed. It was ExPace's 10th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,973rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Kuaizhou 11 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- Kuaizhou-11 first launchSciNews
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 11 · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Kuaizhou 11 flightExPace's 10th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,973rd orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
First flight of the new solid launcher developed by ExPace, subsidiary of CASIC. It will carry 2 communication satellites on this launch.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19th launch from Launch Area 95A, 3rd this year · 128th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Maiden Flight launch?
Maiden Flight launched on July 10, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Maiden Flight?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-11 first launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Maiden Flight?
Kuaizhou 11, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 11 spec sheet
Where did Maiden Flight launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit was Maiden Flight going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.