Rocket file · LV-326
Kaituozhe-1
Kaituozhe-1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. It stands 18.0 m tall, lifts 100 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 15 September 2001. It has flown 3 times with 0 successes, a success rate of 0.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Kaituozhe-1
A small solid fueled launch vehicle based on the road mobile DF-21 IRBM with an additional upper stage.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Kaituozhe-1 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesKaituozhe-1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Kaituozhe-1 flown?
- 3 times, with 0 successes and 3 failures.
- What is Kaituozhe-1's success rate?
- 0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Kaituozhe-1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Kaituozhe-1 at 100 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Kaituozhe-1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Kaituozhe-1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.