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Kinetica 1CAS SpaceLaunch Area 130
Friday, July 24, 2026 · 02:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

NextVehicle RolloutT-48:00:00

Time to launch

06
DAYS
:
05
HRS
:
18
MIN
:
01
SEC
Launch Window Confidence
46% — Uncertain

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
Launches16
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

Details TBD.

PayloadUnknown Payload
OrbitUnknown
CustomerCAS Space
Stages4
PadLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Vehicle Rollout

Rocket transported to the launch pad

T-48:00:00
02:00 AM UTC
  • Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
  • Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:00
  • Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:00
  • Launch Day PrepT-06:00:00

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
94 F
Surface wind
17 mph SE

Forecasted weather at launch time (02:00 AM UTC): Mainly clear. Source: Open-Meteo global forecast

Window

02:00 AM UTC - 08:00 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.