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ExPaceLaunch SuccessfulTechnologyKuaizhou 1A · Xiaoxiang-1-07
Launched 2019-08-30 23:41:25 UTCLaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
63rd
orbital launch attempt in 2019
ExPace
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 95A
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
13 d 19 h
since the pad's previous launch
Developed by the DFH Satellite Co., the microgravity experimental satellite KX-09 (supposedly Kuxue-09) will conduct studies in microgravity. Established in August 2001, DFH Satellite Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in system R&D, design, integration and in-orbit service of small satellites. It is subordinated to China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and wholly owned by the listed company China Spacesat Co., Ltd.
Xiaoxiang 1-07 (TY 1-07) is a small satellite developed by SpaceTY, possibly a CubeSat-2U. As one of the first commercial aerospace companies in China, “Spacety†specializes in developing commercial micro/nanosatellites. The company aims to provide short-cycle, low-cost and one-stop services to scientists, research institutes, and commercial companies, for science experiments and technology demonstrations.
ExPace is a Chinese space rocket company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of missileer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a Chinese state-owned company, and serves as its commercial rocket division. ExPace is focused on small satellite launchers to low Earth orbit.
Launches
35
Successful
31
89%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
19.4m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
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