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Chutian-2 01 & 02

Kinetica 1CAS SpaceLaunch Area 130
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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
Launches15
Successes14

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

2 satellites built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for testing operations of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites for Earth observation purposes.

PayloadChutian-2 01 & 02
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerCAS Space
Stages4
PadLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Area 130

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
40.818°N
Longitude
100.225°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

03:23 AM UTC - 03:50 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.