flown missionSuccess

Kuaizhou 1A | HEAD-3A/B/C/D/E

ExPaceMobile Launcher Pad — Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaAug 14, 2023, 05:32 UTC

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

mission

Name: HEAD-3A/B/C/D/E
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

5 commercial ship/traffic AIS tracking satellites.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Aug 14, 2023, 05:32 UTC
Window opens: Aug 14, 2023, 05:22 UTC
Window closes: Aug 14, 2023, 05:48 UTC
Last updated: Dec 13, 2025, 03:50 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Kuaizhou 1A
Family: Kuaizhou
Variant: 1A
Provider: ExPace
Type: Commercial
Country: CHN

webcasts

Kuaizhou-1A launches HeDe-3 A-E

launch site

Pad: Mobile Launcher Pad
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 28.2428, 102.0329