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Launch Window

Aug. 19, 2025, 7:25 a.m. - Aug. 19, 2025, 7:51 a.m.

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Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Unknown

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Area 130 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

A share ride mission of various satellites, including ThumbSat-1/2 of Mexico. Details TBD.

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 18, 2025, 3:59 a.m.

Rescheduled for August 19.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2709864#msg2709864
Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 15, 2025, 12:58 p.m.

Launch delayed; new date TBD.

Link https://x.com/cas_space/status/1956337274884387119
Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 12, 2025, 2:25 a.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2707790#msg2707790

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-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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Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    30.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    135.0 T
  • Thrust
    1961.0 kN
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  • Name
    Kinetica 1
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  • Full Name
    Kinetica 1
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    2000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1500.0 kg

CAS Space

CAS Space

(CAS)

Founded: 2018 Successes: 6 Failures: 1 Pending: 1

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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.

INFO WIKI

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Area 130

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