Failure
DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites
Technology
CAS Space(CAS)CommercialKinetica 1
SSOorbit
Launched 11 satellites including AZSPACE's DEAR-3 prototype recoverable science experiment spacecraft and the French CASAA-Sat cubesat from the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory.
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,845
CAS Mission
#6
Pad Launch
#6
Location Launch
#239
Launch Window
NET
Dec 27, 2024, 1:03 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
12:53 AM
Window Open
1:16 AM
Window Close
Social Flight Log
Status Details
Failure Reason
3rd stage loss of attitude control 3 seconds after ignition due to damage of the power supply wire to the 3rd stage motor Thrust Vector Control (TVC) mechanism during installation, then subsequent breaking due to vibration while in powered flight.
Kinetica 1 Specs
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
LEO Capacity
2,000 kg
SSO Capacity
1,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2022
Fastest Turnaround
20d 23h
Total Launches
13
Successful
12
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Jul 27, 2022
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).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Dec 27, 2024, 9:03 AM
Total Launches
286
Total Landings
2
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911