BOOM! China’s Kuaizhou-1A rocket blasts off 5 satellites for smart transport

JUST IN: China successfully launched a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket to send five new satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in SW China’s Sichuan Province on MonDAY. At 0532 UTC today a Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket lifted off from Xichang carrying five HeDe-3 (A-E) ship and traffic AIS tracking satellites for HEAD Aerospace. The A to E satellites belonging to the Head-3 micro-satellite constellation were launched. The satellites will mainly be used for providing commercial remote-sensing services. This was China’s 36th orbital launch of 2023. #chinaspace #Kuaizhou1A #KZ1A