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Kuaizhou-11
Larger solid-propellant launch vehicle with a 2.2 m diameter and 2.2–2.6 m fairing, offering roughly one tonne to a 700 km sun-synchronous orbit for quick-response constellation launches.
Kuaizhou AerospaceKuaizhou-1A
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Small-lift, solid-propellant launch vehicle (with a liquid upper stage) designed for rapid, low-cost small-satellite missions that can be prepared in hours. The upgraded 1A Pro adds a wider fairing and higher payload.
Latest update Sep 18, 2026
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Current status
The company's most-flown rocket, with 31 launches (two failures) since 2017; the 1A Pro variant debuted in December 2024, flight 30 launched a Pakistani satellite in July 2025, and flight 31 launched a pair of maritime VDES navigation satellites on December 5, 2025. No 1A mission has flown in the more than nine months since, as of September 18, 2026.
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Specifications6
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Upcoming milestones1
Announced next steps from Kuaizhou Aerospace that mention Kuaizhou-1A.
2026
Resume Kuaizhou-1A cadence after a lengthening gap
Kuaizhou-1A/1A Pro has not flown since its 31st mission (the VDES maritime-navigation pair) on December 5, 2025 - now more than nine months of quiet for a vehicle marketed on hours-long, high-tempo launch readiness. The latest flown vehicle was a Kuaizhou-11. Watch for the next 1A mission to confirm the cadence claim still holds.
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Kuaizhou-21
Next-generation solid-propellant launch vehicle in development, stepping up from the flight-proven Kuaizhou-11 to roughly 20 tonnes to LEO - in the Falcon 9 payload class - for larger constellation and government missions.
- In Development
Kuaizhou-31
Largest planned member of the Kuaizhou family, a heavy-lift solid-propellant rocket targeting up to roughly 70 tonnes to LEO for large-constellation deployment and government payloads.
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