How many times has Kuaizhou 1A flown?

Kuaizhou 1A has flown 31 orbital missions, with 28 successes and 3 failures.

What is Kuaizhou 1A's success rate?

Kuaizhou 1A has a success rate of 90.3%, from 28 successful flights out of 31 attempts.

When is the next Kuaizhou 1A launch?

Kuaizhou 1A has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Kuaizhou 1A lift to orbit?

Kuaizhou 1A is rated for 300 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.

Is Kuaizhou 1A reusable?

No. Kuaizhou 1A is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-135

Kuaizhou 1A

ExPace · Kuaizhou · IN SERVICE

Kuaizhou 1A is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by ExPace. It stands 19.4 m tall, lifts 300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 January 2017. It has flown 31 times with 28 successes, a success rate of 90.3%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height19.4 m

Diameter1.4 m

Payload to LEO300 kg

Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED

Maiden flight9 January 2017

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusIn service

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights31

Successful28

Failed3

Success rate90.3%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant1A

About Kuaizhou 1A

Kuaizhou is a family of Chinese "quick-reaction" orbital launch vehicles. Flying since 2013, Kuaizhou 1 and 1A consist of three solid-fueled rocket stages, with a liquid-fueled fourth stage as part of the satellite system.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

EMPTY

No Kuaizhou 1A flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Kuaizhou 1A flown?: Kuaizhou 1A has flown 31 orbital missions, with 28 successes and 3 failures.
What is Kuaizhou 1A's success rate?: Kuaizhou 1A has a success rate of 90.3%, from 28 successful flights out of 31 attempts.
When is the next Kuaizhou 1A launch?: Kuaizhou 1A has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Kuaizhou 1A lift to orbit?: Kuaizhou 1A is rated for 300 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Kuaizhou 1A reusable?: No. Kuaizhou 1A is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.