Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload
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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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Mission Profile
Unknown Payload is a Kinetica 1 mission operated by CAS Space set to lift off from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 20, 2026. The flight is tasked with delivering its payload on a unknown mission to Unknown.