Kinetica 1
CAS Space
Manufacturer
CAS Space
Maiden flight
2022-07-27
Length
30 m
Diameter
2.65 m
Payload to LEO
2,000 kg
Launches
14
Successful
13
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.


Kinetica 1Go
Unknown Payload · CAS Space
Thursday, Jul 23, 2026, 23:30 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
8 x Jilin-1 · CAS Space
Monday, Jun 15, 2026, 03:44 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
5 satellites · CAS Space
Friday, May 15, 2026, 04:33 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
8 x Jilin-1 · CAS Space
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026, 04:03 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
9 satellites · CAS Space
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025, 04:03 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
Chutian-2 01 & 02 · CAS Space
Sunday, Nov 9, 2025, 03:32 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
PRSC-HS1 & AIRSAT-03/04 · CAS Space
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025, 03:33 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
7 satellites · CAS Space
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025, 07:33 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
6 satellites · CAS Space
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 04:05 UTC

Kinetica 1Failure
DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites · CAS Space
Friday, Dec 27, 2024, 01:03 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
15 satellites · CAS Space
Monday, Nov 11, 2024, 04:03 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
5 satellites · CAS Space
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024, 23:33 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
Flight 3 · CAS Space
Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024, 04:03 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
Flight 2 · CAS Space
Wednesday, Jun 7, 2023, 04:10 UTC

Kinetica 1Success
Maiden Flight · CAS Space
Wednesday, Jul 27, 2022, 04:12 UTC

