Launch
CAS Space
Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
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Mission
Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
Test Flight
Polar Orbit
First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board: * New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply vehicle Prototype Spacecraft) * New March 01 in-orbit experiments hosting satellite * TS-01
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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2
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Rocket
Kinetica 2
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 52.0m
Diameter: 3.35
First Flight: March 30, 2026
Total launch count: 1
Successful launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 1
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 12000kg
Agency
CAS Space
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.
Details
2018
Zhongke
Total launch count: 13
Successful launches: 12
Consecutive successful launches: 7
Failed launches: 1
