Kinetica 1 | 9 satellites
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Dec. 10, 2025, 3:54 a.m. - Dec. 10, 2025, 4:15 a.m.
Dec. 10, 2025, 3:54 a.m. - Dec. 10, 2025, 4:15 a.m.
Share ride of 9 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Satellite 813 (United Arab Emirates) * Jilin-1 Gaofen 07B-01/07C-01/07D-01 * Dongpo-15 * Yixing-2 09 * Yixian-A * SPNEX (Egypt) * Slipper2Sat (Nepal)
Launch success.
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
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-synchronous orbit. It is developed by CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kinetica 1 is a light launcher whose first stage seems to be derived from the DF-31 long-range intercontinental ballistic missile. It is 30 m high and has a diameter of 2.65 m, with a liftoff mass of 135 t. It's the largest Chinese solid propellant launcher to date, with four stages with a thrust of 200, 100, 50 and 10 tons respectively. The fairing has a diameter of 3.35 meters.
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