Triple success for rocket’s first commercial mission
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THE Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) rocket sent three satellites into space in its first commercial mission yesterday.
The rocket, carrying the satellite JL-1 and two CubeSats XY-S1 and Caton-1, blasted off from northwest China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at around 12:11pm, according to a statement from the center.
The KZ-1A was developed from the Kuaizhou-1 rocket with improvements in adaptability.
It is a low-cost solid-fueled carrier rocket with high reliability and short preparation period and was designed to launch low-orbit satellites weighing under 300 kilograms.
The JL-1 is a multifunctional remote-sensing satellite providing high-definition video images which is expected to be used for land resource and forestry surveying, environmental protection, transport and disaster prevention and relief purposes.
The XY-S1 and Caton-1 are experimental satellites to test technologies of low-orbit narrow-band communication and VHF data exchange systems respectively.
A rocket technology company under the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation was responsible for the launch mission.
The success of the mission marks the company’s capability of providing flexible, convenient, quick and economical launch services for domestic and overseas clients, according to the statement.
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