On December 7, 2019, at 08:52 UTC, the “Kuaizhou-1A” (“Speedy vessel”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The rocket orbited 6 small satellites. Two solid-fueled “Kuaizhou-1A” rockets were launched from the same Launch Center, demonstrating a further advance in China’s aim for a quick-response, on-call satellite launch capability.