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Kinetica 1: 9 satellites

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)

Wednesday, 10 December 202504:03 UTC
Kinetica 1: 9 satellites

Mission Data

CAS Space
🇨🇳CAS SpaceEst. 2018
Launch VehicleKinetica 1
Vehicle Record15 of 16 launches (93.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record17 successes / 1 failures (94%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 130
Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#299
Agency Launches This Year#5
Launches From This Pad16
Launches From This Site302
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Kinetica 1

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.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.

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Launch Site

Launch Area 130 · 40.8182°N 100.2251°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.