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Kinetica 1CAS SpaceLaunch Area 130
Friday, May 15, 2026 · 04:33 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

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

Share-ride of 5 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Taijing-3-05A/B * Tianyi-50 * Tianyan-27 * Jilin-1 HR-03D-55

Payload5 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

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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

04:24 AM UTC - 04:50 AM UTC

Delay History

2
May 15May 15Success → Success

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May 15May 15Go → Success

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