HEAD-3A/B/C/D/E

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

05:32:00

Monday August 14, 2023

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Mission Details

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HEAD-3A/B/C/D/E

5 commercial ship/traffic AIS tracking satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

5 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Kuaizhou 1A

Active Since 2017

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation logo

Manufacturer

CASIC

Price

$5.80 million

Rocket

Height: 19.8m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 300 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

537 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.4m

Height: 3.4m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Mobile Launcher Pad

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

74 days 19 hours

Stats

Kuaizhou 1A


22nd

Mission

4th

Mission of 2023

2023


127th

Orbital launch attempt