Kinetica 1 | 9 satellites
Share-ride of 9 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD.
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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Mission Profile
9 satellites was a Kinetica 1 mission operated by CAS Space that lifted off from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 20, 2026. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The launch was a success.