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DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites

Kinetica 1CAS SpaceLaunch Area 130
Friday, December 27, 2024 · 01:03 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Kinetica 1

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Kinetica 1 (also known as Lijian-1, Chinese: 力箭一号) is a Chinese solid-propellant light launch vehicle. It is capable of placing about 2 tons into low earth orbit and 1.5 tons into sun-s...

Height30 m
LEO Payload2,000 kg
Launches14
Successes13

Provider

CAS Space

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CHN • Founded 2018

CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.

Mission Brief

Launched 11 satellites including AZSPACE's DEAR-3 prototype recoverable science experiment spacecraft and the French CASAA-Sat cubesat from the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory.

PayloadDEAR-3 & 10 other satellites
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerCAS Space
Stages4
PadLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

LAUNCH SITE
40.818°N, 100.225°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.