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Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15
Kuaizhou 1A
Historical mission record
This page records Kuaizhou 1A | Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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LAUNCH SITETaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
2 Chinese classified satellites.
- Launch vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Mobile Launcher Pad
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
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.
- Height
- 19.4 m
- Diameter
- 1.4 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 31
- First flight
- 2017-01-09
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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