Manifest / 02
Traffic VDES A & B
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Kuaizhou 1A
Profile →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 s...
Provider
ExPace
Profile →CHN • Founded 2016
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 s...
Mission Brief
Two technology demonstration satellites for satellite transmissions of signals for the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), a successor to the current Automatic Identification System (AIS) on ships and maritime vessels for traffic management at sea with higher bandwidth on new frequencies for secure communications and e-navigation. This project is a joint effort by the China Ministry of Transport's China Transport Telecommunications Information Center and SpaceSail, operator of the Qianfan/G60 constellation.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Launch Area 95A
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 40.969°N
- Longitude
- 100.343°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
08:54 AM UTC - 09:54 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.

