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Kinetica 1
CAS Space · first flight 2022
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.
Launches16
Success rate93.8%
1 failed
Success streak10
Recent history
| Date | Mission | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetica 1 | 9 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 8 x Jilin-1 | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 8 x Jilin-1 | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 9 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | Chutian-2 01 & 02 | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | PRSC-HS1 & AIRSAT-03/04 | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 7 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 6 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites | Failure | |
| Kinetica 1 | 15 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | Flight 3 | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | Flight 2 | Success | |
| Kinetica 1 | Maiden Flight | Success |