{"id":"d6e5241f-c55d-4469-ab80-1a1f59ec6064","url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/d6e5241f-c55d-4469-ab80-1a1f59ec6064/","name":"Kuaizhou 1A | Tianmu-1 19-22","response_mode":"detailed","slug":"kuaizhou-1a-tianmu-1-19-22","launch_designator":"2023-208","status":{"id":3,"name":"Launch Successful","abbrev":"Success","description":"The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)."},"last_updated":"2025-12-13T03:53:07Z","net":"2023-12-27T06:50:00Z","net_precision":{"id":1,"name":"Minute","abbrev":"MIN","description":"The T-0 is accurate to the minute."},"window_end":"2023-12-27T07:26:00Z","window_start":"2023-12-27T06:49:00Z","image":{"id":1494,"name":"[AUTO] Kuaizhou-1A | Tianmu-1 19-22 - image","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou-1a252_image_20231227075024.jpg","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305192938.jpeg","credit":null,"license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":true,"variants":[]},"infographic":null,"probability":null,"weather_concerns":null,"failreason":"","hashtag":null,"launch_service_provider":{"response_mode":"normal","id":194,"url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/194/","name":"ExPace","abbrev":"EP","type":{"id":3,"name":"Commercial"},"featured":false,"country":[{"id":6,"name":"China","alpha_2_code":"CN","alpha_3_code":"CHN","nationality_name":"Chinese","nationality_name_composed":"Sino"}],"description":"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.","administrator":"CEO: Zhang Di","founding_year":2016,"launchers":"","spacecraft":"","parent":null,"image":null,"logo":null,"social_logo":{"id":57,"name":"[AUTO] ExPace - social_logo","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/expace_nation_20230608044150.png","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184756.png","credit":null,"license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":true,"variants":[]},"total_launch_count":33,"consecutive_successful_launches":4,"successful_launches":29,"failed_launches":4,"pending_launches":0,"consecutive_successful_landings":0,"successful_landings":0,"failed_landings":0,"attempted_landings":0,"successful_landings_spacecraft":0,"failed_landings_spacecraft":0,"attempted_landings_spacecraft":0,"successful_landings_payload":0,"failed_landings_payload":0,"attempted_landings_payload":0,"info_url":null,"wiki_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExPace","social_media_links":[]},"rocket":{"id":8153,"configuration":{"response_mode":"detailed","id":135,"url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/135/","name":"Kuaizhou 1A","families":[{"response_mode":"detailed","id":100,"name":"Kuaizhou","manufacturer":[{"response_mode":"normal","id":194,"url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/194/","name":"ExPace","abbrev":"EP","type":{"id":3,"name":"Commercial"},"featured":false,"country":[{"id":6,"name":"China","alpha_2_code":"CN","alpha_3_code":"CHN","nationality_name":"Chinese","nationality_name_composed":"Sino"}],"description":"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.","administrator":"CEO: Zhang Di","founding_year":2016,"launchers":"","spacecraft":"","parent":null,"image":null,"logo":null,"social_logo":{"id":57,"name":"[AUTO] ExPace - social_logo","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/expace_nation_20230608044150.png","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184756.png","credit":null,"license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":true,"variants":[]},"total_launch_count":33,"consecutive_successful_launches":4,"successful_launches":29,"failed_launches":4,"pending_launches":0,"consecutive_successful_landings":0,"successful_landings":0,"failed_landings":0,"attempted_landings":0,"successful_landings_spacecraft":0,"failed_landings_spacecraft":0,"attempted_landings_spacecraft":0,"successful_landings_payload":0,"failed_landings_payload":0,"attempted_landings_payload":0,"info_url":null,"wiki_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExPace","social_media_links":[]}],"parent":null,"description":"","active":true,"maiden_flight":"2017-01-09","total_launch_count":38,"consecutive_successful_launches":4,"successful_launches":34,"failed_launches":4,"pending_launches":0,"attempted_landings":0,"successful_landings":0,"failed_landings":0,"consecutive_successful_landings":0}],"full_name":"Kuaizhou 1A","variant":"1A","active":true,"is_placeholder":false,"manufacturer":{"response_mode":"normal","id":194,"url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/194/","name":"ExPace","abbrev":"EP","type":{"id":3,"name":"Commercial"},"featured":false,"country":[{"id":6,"name":"China","alpha_2_code":"CN","alpha_3_code":"CHN","nationality_name":"Chinese","nationality_name_composed":"Sino"}],"description":"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.","administrator":"CEO: Zhang Di","founding_year":2016,"launchers":"","spacecraft":"","parent":null,"image":null,"logo":null,"social_logo":{"id":57,"name":"[AUTO] ExPace - social_logo","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/expace_nation_20230608044150.png","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184756.png","credit":null,"license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":true,"variants":[]},"total_launch_count":33,"consecutive_successful_launches":4,"successful_launches":29,"failed_launches":4,"pending_launches":0,"consecutive_successful_landings":0,"successful_landings":0,"failed_landings":0,"attempted_landings":0,"successful_landings_spacecraft":0,"failed_landings_spacecraft":0,"attempted_landings_spacecraft":0,"successful_landings_payload":0,"failed_landings_payload":0,"attempted_landings_payload":0,"info_url":null,"wiki_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExPace","social_media_links":[]},"program":[],"reusable":false,"image":{"id":2600,"name":"Kuaizhou 1A launching VDES A_B","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou_1a_lau_image_20251206092920.jpeg","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou_1a_lau_image_thumbnail_20251206092920.jpeg","credit":"CASIC","license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":false,"variants":[]},"info_url":null,"wiki_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuaizhou","description":"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.","alias":"","min_stage":4,"max_stage":4,"length":19.4,"diameter":1.4,"maiden_flight":"2017-01-09","launch_cost":null,"launch_mass":30.0,"leo_capacity":300.0,"gto_capacity":null,"geo_capacity":null,"sso_capacity":250.0,"to_thrust":null,"apogee":null,"total_launch_count":31,"consecutive_successful_launches":2,"successful_launches":28,"failed_launches":3,"pending_launches":0,"attempted_landings":0,"successful_landings":0,"failed_landings":0,"consecutive_successful_landings":0,"fastest_turnaround":"PT5H56M14S"},"launcher_stage":[],"spacecraft_stage":[],"payloads":[]},"mission":{"id":6714,"name":"Tianmu-1 19-22","type":"Earth Science","description":"Small meteorology research satellites using GNSS radio occultation by CASIC subsidiary Xiyong Microelectronics Park.","image":null,"orbit":{"id":17,"name":"Sun-Synchronous Orbit","abbrev":"SSO","celestial_body":{"response_mode":"list","id":1,"name":"Earth"}},"agencies":[],"info_urls":[],"vid_urls":[]},"pad":{"id":21,"url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/21/","active":true,"agencies":[],"name":"Launch Area 95A","image":{"id":1329,"name":"Ceres-1 liftoff from LA-95A (Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-08, 51 to 54)","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-1252025_image_20230703100031.jpeg","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305192423.jpeg","credit":"Galactic Energy","license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":false,"variants":[]},"description":"","info_url":null,"wiki_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center","map_url":"https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.969117,100.343333","latitude":40.969117,"longitude":100.343333,"country":{"id":6,"name":"China","alpha_2_code":"CN","alpha_3_code":"CHN","nationality_name":"Chinese","nationality_name_composed":"Sino"},"map_image":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_21_20200803143253.jpg","total_launch_count":66,"orbital_launch_attempt_count":66,"fastest_turnaround":"P2DT1H47M","location":{"response_mode":"normal","id":17,"url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/17/","name":"Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China","celestial_body":{"response_mode":"normal","id":1,"name":"Earth","type":{"id":1,"name":"Planet"},"diameter":12742000.0,"mass":5.972168e+24,"gravity":9.80655,"length_of_day":"1 00:00:00","atmosphere":true,"image":{"id":2040,"name":"Earth (Apollo 17)","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_20240402194304.jpeg","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_thumbnail_20240402194305.jpeg","credit":"NASA","license":{"id":4,"name":"NASA Image and Media Guidelines","priority":0,"link":"https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/"},"single_use":true,"variants":[]},"description":"Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.","wiki_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth","total_attempted_launches":7529,"successful_launches":6973,"failed_launches":556,"total_attempted_landings":1320,"successful_landings":1272,"failed_landings":48},"active":true,"country":{"id":6,"name":"China","alpha_2_code":"CN","alpha_3_code":"CHN","nationality_name":"Chinese","nationality_name_composed":"Sino"},"description":"Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).","image":{"id":1374,"name":"Long March 2F/G liftoff (Shenzhou 16)","image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/long2520march_image_20240101085213.jpeg","thumbnail_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305192548.jpeg","credit":"CMS","license":{"id":1,"name":"Unknown","priority":9,"link":null},"single_use":false,"variants":[]},"map_image":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_17_20200803142429.jpg","longitude":100.291111,"latitude":40.958056,"timezone_name":"Asia/Shanghai","total_launch_count":288,"total_landing_count":2}},"webcast_live":false,"program":[],"orbital_launch_attempt_count":6585,"location_launch_attempt_count":217,"pad_launch_attempt_count":49,"agency_launch_attempt_count":23,"orbital_launch_attempt_count_year":217,"location_launch_attempt_count_year":35,"pad_launch_attempt_count_year":14,"agency_launch_attempt_count_year":6,"flightclub_url":null,"updates":[{"id":6118,"profile_image":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png","comment":"Launch success.","info_url":"https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4983581351086574","created_by":"Cosmic_Penguin","created_on":"2023-12-27T07:43:19Z"},{"id":6090,"profile_image":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png","comment":"Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.","info_url":"https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=60078.0","created_by":"Cosmic_Penguin","created_on":"2023-12-23T02:32:20Z"}],"info_urls":[],"vid_urls":[{"priority":10,"source":"youtube.com","publisher":"SciNews","title":"Kuaizhou-1A launches Tianmu-1 19-22","description":"A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) launch vehicle launched four Tianmu-1 meteorological satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 27 December 2023, a...","feature_image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uXfYyL0_lOU/maxresdefault.jpg","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXfYyL0_lOU","type":{"id":6,"name":"Recap"},"language":{"id":1,"name":"English","code":"en"},"start_time":"2023-12-27T10:00:21Z","end_time":"2023-12-27T10:01:24Z","live":false}],"timeline":[],"pad_turnaround":"P2DT5H50M","mission_patches":[]}