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Kinetica 2: Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)

First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board: * New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply vehicle Prototype Spacecraft) * New March 01 in-orbit experiments hosting satellite * TS-01

Monday, 30 March 202611:00 UTC
Kinetica 2: Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)

Mission Data

CAS Space
🇨🇳CAS SpaceEst. 2018
Launch VehicleKinetica 2
Vehicle Record2 of 2 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record17 successes / 1 failures (94%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 140
Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#70
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad2
Launches From This Site302
Status Note

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

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. Liftoff.

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  3. Updating launch date and time based on old information of possible secondary payload. Assignment of this launch to the launch listed in this launch window is highly uncertain.

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  4. May possibly be linked with planned launch on March 30, with high uncertainties.

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  5. Updated planned payload information.

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  6. Added launch.

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Launch Site

Launch Area 140 · 40.8175°N 100.2194°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.