Launch Area 130
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Long March 2C | Unknown Payload
Fri 08, Nov 2024 10:40:PM
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Ceres-1 | Unknown Payload
Fri 29, Nov 2024 07:00:PM
Launch Area 95A
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Kinetica 1
Family
Length
30
Diameter
2.65
Launch Mass
135
Low Earth Orbit Capacity
2000
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.
CAS Space | CHN
Launchers
Zhongke
Spacecraft
Total Launches
4
Successful Launches
0
Upcoming Launches
1
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.
Launch Area 130
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China