Rocket file · LV-135
Kuaizhou 1A
Kuaizhou 1A is an expendable launch vehicle built by ExPace. It stands 19.4 m tall, lifts 300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 January 2017. It has flown 31 times with 28 successes, a success rate of 90.3%. 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 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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Kuaizhou 1A flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesKuaizhou 1A in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Kuaizhou 1A flown?
- 31 times, with 28 successes and 3 failures.
- What is Kuaizhou 1A's success rate?
- 90.3%. That's 28 successful flights out of 31 attempts.
- When is the next Kuaizhou 1A launch?
- Kuaizhou 1A has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Kuaizhou 1A lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Kuaizhou 1A at 300 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Kuaizhou 1A reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Kuaizhou 1A as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.