Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 4:03 AM (your time) · Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
About 9 satellites
Share-ride of 9 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD.
Orbital Attempt
#7,401
CAS Mission
#17
Pad Launch
#16
Location Launch
#298
Designator
2026-220
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.
Length
30 m
Diameter
2.65 m
Launch Mass
135 t
Thrust
1,961 kN
Capacity
2,000 kg
Capacity
1,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2022
Fastest Turnaround
20d 23h
Total Launches
16
Successful
15
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
10
Maiden flight: Jul 27, 2022
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).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Sep 20, 2026, 12:03 PM
Total Launches
301
Total Landings
3
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911
Sep 20, 2026, 4:03 AM
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2 updates
3:54 AM
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4:15 AM
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