https://sputniknews.in/20260618/china-launches-new-satellite-group-into-orbit--aboard-kuaizhou-11-reports-11297295.html
China Launches New Satellite Group into Orbit Aboard Kuaizhou-11: Reports
China Launches New Satellite Group into Orbit Aboard Kuaizhou-11: Reports
Sputnik India
China on Thursday successfully launched the fifth group of Weili Kongjian navigation satellites into orbit using the Kuaizhou-11Y13 solid-fuel carrier rocket... 18.06.2026, Sputnik India
2026-06-18T11:59+0530
2026-06-18T11:59+0530
2026-06-18T11:59+0530
world news
science & tech
china
health
space satellite
space industry
space rocket
aerospace engineering
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07ea/06/12/11297250_0:15:800:465_1920x0_80_0_0_63818efdb2d5556ad81d9de27a655376.jpg
The launch took place at 11:58 local time (03:58 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gansu Province, the report said.The mission marked the sixth flight of the Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle, and the launch was declared a complete success, it added.The Kuaizhou-11 rocket, developed by ExPace, a state-owned Chinese company under the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), is capable of delivering payloads of up to one tonne into a 700-kilometer (435-mile) sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket's payload fairing has a diameter of 2.65 meters (6.6 feet).The first launch of a Kuaizhou-series carrier rocket took place in September 2013. Rockets of this type are primarily designed for commercial launch missions.
china
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2026
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_IN
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
science & tech, china, health, space satellite, space industry, space rocket, aerospace engineering
science & tech, china, health, space satellite, space industry, space rocket, aerospace engineering
China Launches New Satellite Group into Orbit Aboard Kuaizhou-11: Reports
China on Thursday successfully launched the fifth group of Weili Kongjian navigation satellites into orbit using the Kuaizhou-11Y13 solid-fuel carrier rocket, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
The launch took place at 11:58 local time (03:58 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gansu Province, the report said.
The mission marked the sixth flight of the Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle, and the launch was declared a complete success, it added.
The Kuaizhou-11 rocket, developed by ExPace, a state-owned Chinese company under the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), is capable of delivering payloads of up to one tonne into a 700-kilometer (435-mile) sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket's payload fairing has a diameter of 2.65 meters (6.6 feet).
The first launch of a Kuaizhou-series carrier rocket took place in September 2013. Rockets of this type are primarily designed for commercial launch missions.
