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Flight 2

Name: Kinetica 1 | Flight 2
Start: 2023-06-07T04:10:02Z
Location: Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Kinetica 1

Launched Wed, Jun 7 · 4:10:02 AM UTC2023-06-07 04:10:02 UTCLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

87th

orbital launch attempt in 2023

CAS Space

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 130

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

314 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Lijian-1 launches 26 satellites (Kinetica-1)

Mission

Will carry 26 different satellites on a ride-share launch mission, including Earth observation satellites, details TBD.

Launch Provider

CAS Space

Commercial · China · 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.

Launches

Successful

94%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesZhongke

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Updates

Jun 7 · 8:49 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin

Kinetica 1

Vehicle history

Height

30m

Diameter

2.6m

To low Earth orbit

2,000kg

Liftoff thrust

1,961kN

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CAS SpaceLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

Flight 2

Kinetica 1

Launched Wed, Jun 7 · 4:10:02 AM UTC2023-06-07 04:10:02 UTCLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

Follow CAS Space in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

87th

orbital launch attempt in 2023

CAS Space

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 130

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

314 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Lijian-1 launches 26 satellites (Kinetica-1)

Mission

Will carry 26 different satellites on a ride-share launch mission, including Earth observation satellites, details TBD.

Launch Provider

CAS Space

Commercial · China · 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.

Launches

Successful

94%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesZhongke

All CAS Space launches Website Wikipedia

Updates

Jun 7 · 8:49 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin

Kinetica 1

Vehicle history

Height

30m

Diameter

2.6m

To low Earth orbit

2,000kg

Liftoff thrust

1,961kN

Next From Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center schedule

Nov25Wed

Shenzhou 24CASC · Long March 2F/G · Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedTime TBD NET2026

Flight 2CASC · Long March 12A · Long March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET 2026

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