Launch success.
CAS Space / MISSION BRIEFING
9 satellites
Kinetica 1 · Earth Science
Success
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Mission overview
Share-ride of 9 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD.
- Mission
- 9 satellites
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Provider
- CAS Space
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
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Read source update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
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Rocket
Kinetica 1CAS Space · ChinaKinetica 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.
Payload
9 satellites
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Classification
- SSO
Launch site
Launch Area 130
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 40.81820°
- Longitude
- 100.22514°
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
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Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Sep 21, 2026 00:10 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
m.weibo.cn · Updated Sep 21, 2026 00:10 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
forum.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Sep 21, 2026 00:10 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.