New rocket successfully takes to outer space

CASIC began to develop the Kuaizhou series in 2009 as a low-cost, quick-response product for the commercial space market. Kuaizhou is the largest solid-propellant rocket family in China, as opposed to the Long March series that mainly relies on liquid fuel.

The State-owned space conglomerate has launched 23 Kuaizhou rockets: three Kuaizhou 1s, 18 Kuaizhou 1As and two Kuaizhou 11s.