| Kinetica 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | CAS Space | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country-Origin: | China | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stages: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Function: | Orbital launch vehicle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sites: | JSLC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||||
| First: | 27 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last: | 11 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Launches: | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Success: | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fail: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Partial: | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kinetica 1 (also known as Lijian-1, LJ-1) is a Chinese small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by CAS Space.[1] [2]
Kinetica 1 is tall, in diameter and weighs . It consists of four solid-fuel stages. It is capable of lifting to a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) or to low Earth orbit (LEO).[3] [4]
CAS Space conducted ground tests for the four-stage Kinetica 1 in November 2021.[5] Its maiden flight was conducted on 27 July 2022, sending 6 satellites into SSO.[6]
| Flight number | Serial number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y1 | 27 July 2022 04:12 | LS-130, JSLC | SATech 01 Dianci Zuzhuang Shiyan × 2 GNSS-R Jinan-1 Nanyue Science Satellite | SSO | ||
| 2 | Y2 | 7 June 2023 04:10 | LS-130, JSLC | Shiyan 24A/B Fucheng-1 Xi'an Hangtou-8 CXPD 21 undisclosed satellites | SSO | ||
| 3 | Y3 | 23 January 2024 04:03 | LS-130, JSLC | Taijing-1-03 Taijing-2-02 Taijing-2-04 Taijing-3-02 Taijing-4-03 | SSO | ||
| 4 | Y4 | 24 September 2024 23:33 | LS-130, JSLC | Zhongke-01/02 Jilin-1 SAR-01A Yunyao-21/22 | SSO | ||
| 5 | Y5 | 11 November 2024 04:03 | LS-130, JSLC | Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B Pingtai 02A03 Yunyao-1 31-36 Shiyan-26 A,B,C Xiguang-1 04, 05 IRSS-1/OL-1 Tianyan-24 | SSO |