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Kuaizhou
Chinese solid-fuel quick-reaction small-lift orbital rocket
Kuaizhou — "speedy vessel" — was built to replace satellites destroyed in a conflict within days, not months. The solid-fuel rocket grew out of China's anti-satellite missile programme and is operated by ExPace, a commercial arm of the state defence conglomerate CASIC. The Kuaizhou-1A variant has flown over 28 times; the larger Kuaizhou-11 returned to service in 2022 after an initial failure.
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Next launch in 1 dayJun 17
Servicesince 2013
20132026
2013·first flight◇2023·peak (6 launches)
- launches
- 38 launches
- success
- 89% success
- upcoming
- 1 upcoming
Kuaizhou Launch Activity
Past launches and what's coming up
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- NowJun 15 · 2026
Upcoming
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Full Launch History
Jun 17, 2026 | Kuaizhou Y? China•Kuaizhou 11 |
Mar 16, 2026 | Kuaizhou-11 Y7 China•Kuaizhou 11 |
Dec 13, 2025 | Kuaizhou-11 Y8 China•Kuaizhou 11 |
Dec 5, 2025 | Jiaotong VDES A & B China•Kuaizhou 1A Pro |
Jul 31, 2025 | PRSC-S1 China•Kuaizhou 1A Pro |
Mar 1, 2025Failure | Kuaizhou Y33 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 4, 2024 | AIRSAT 08 China•Kuaizhou 1A Pro |
Sep 20, 2024 | Tianqi 29-32 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
May 21, 2024 | Kuaizhou-11 Y4 China•Kuaizhou 11 |
Jan 11, 2024 | Tianxing-1 02 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jan 5, 2024 | Tianmu-1 15-18 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 27, 2023 | Tianmu-1 19-22 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 25, 2023 | Tianmu-1 11-14 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Aug 14, 2023 | Jiaotong 06-10 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jul 20, 2023 | Tianmu-1 07-10 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jun 9, 2023 | Longjiang-3 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Mar 22, 2023 | Tianmu-1 03-06 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 7, 2022 | Xingyun Jiaotong VDES China•Kuaizhou 11 |
Sep 24, 2022 | Shiyan 14 & 15 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Sep 6, 2022 | Centispace-1 S3 & S4 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Aug 23, 2022 | Chuangxin-16 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jun 22, 2022 | Tianxing-1 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 15, 2021Failure | GeeSAT-1A China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Nov 24, 2021 | Shiyan 11 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Oct 27, 2021 | Jilin-1 Gaofen-02F China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Sep 27, 2021 | Jilin-1 Gaofen-02D China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Sep 12, 2020Failure | Jilin-1 Gaofen-02C China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jul 10, 2020Failure | Kuaizhou-11 maiden flight China•Kuaizhou 11 |
May 12, 2020 | Xingyun-2 01-02 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jan 16, 2020 | Yinhe 1 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 7, 2019 | Y12 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Dec 7, 2019 | Jilin-1 Gaofen-02B China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Nov 17, 2019 | KL-Alpha A & B China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Nov 13, 2019 | Jilin-1 Gaofen-02A China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Aug 30, 2019 | Taiji-1 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Sep 29, 2018 | Centispace-1-S1 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Jan 9, 2017 | Jilin-1 Video-03 China•Kuaizhou 1A |
Nov 21, 2014 | Kuaizhou-2 China•Kuaizhou 1 |
Sep 25, 2013 | Kuaizhou-1 China•Kuaizhou 1 |