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Kuaizhou 11 | Xingyun VDES

ExPaceLaunch Area 95A — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaDec 07, 2022, 01:15 UTC

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

mission

Name: Xingyun VDES
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 07, 2022, 01:15 UTC
Window opens: Dec 07, 2022, 01:04 UTC
Window closes: Dec 07, 2022, 01:36 UTC
Last updated: May 20, 2024, 15:58 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Kuaizhou 11
Family: Kuaizhou
Variant: 11
Provider: ExPace
Type: Commercial
Country: CHN

webcasts

Kuaizhou-11 launches VDES

launch site

Pad: Launch Area 95A
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 40.9691, 100.3433