Kinetica 1

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Kinetica 1
Kinetica 1 launching on its third flight in 2024.
FunctionOrbital launch vehicle
ManufacturerCAS Space
Country of originChina
Size
Height29.7 m (97 ft)
Diameter2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Mass135 t (298,000 lb)
Stages4
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
Payload to SSO
Mass1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesJSLC
Total launches6
Success(es)5
Failure(s)1
Partial failure(s)0
First flight27 July 2022
Last flight27 December 2024
First stage – SP70
Powered by1 Solid
Maximum thrust2,066.8 kilonewtons (464,600 lbf)
PropellantSolid
Second stage
Powered by1 Solid
Maximum thrust1,081.2 kilonewtons (243,100 lbf)
PropellantSolid
Third stage
Powered by1 Solid
Maximum thrust439.3 kilonewtons (98,800 lbf)
PropellantSolid
Fourth stage
Powered by1 Solid
Maximum thrust78 kilonewtons (18,000 lbf)
PropellantSolid
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Kinetica 1 (Chinese: 力箭一号; pinyin: Lìjiàn yī hào; lit. 'Powerful Rocket-1', also known as Lijian-1, LJ-1) is a Chinese small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by CAS Space.[1][2]

Design

Kinetica 1 is 30 m (98 ft) tall, 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) in diameter and weighs 135 t (133 long tons; 149 short tons). It consists of four solid-fuel stages. It is capable of lifting 1.5 t (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons) to a 500 km (310 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) or 2 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons) to low Earth orbit (LEO).[3][4]

History

CAS Space conducted ground tests for the four-stage Kinetica 1 in November 2021.[5] Its maiden flight was conducted on 27 July 2022, sending 6 satellites into SSO.[6]

Launches

Flight number Serial number Date (UTC) Launch site Payload Orbit Result
1 Y1 27 July 2022
04:12 		LS-130, JSLC SATech 01
Dianci Zuzhuang Shiyan × 2
GNSS-R
Jinan-1
Nanyue Science Satellite 		SSO Success
2 Y2 7 June 2023
04:10 		LS-130, JSLC Shiyan 24A/B
Fucheng-1
Xi'an Hangtou-8
CXPD (X Shexian Pianzheng Lifang)
Tianyi 26
20 undisclosed satellites 		SSO Success
3 Y3 23 January 2024
04:03 		LS-130, JSLC Taijing-1-03
Taijing-2-02
Taijing-2-04
Taijing-3-02
Taijing-4-03 		SSO Success
4 Y4 24 September 2024
23:33 		LS-130, JSLC Zhongke-01/02
Jilin-1 SAR-01A
Yunyao-21/22 		SSO Success
5 Y5 11 November 2024
04:03 		LS-130, JSLC Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B
Pingtai 02A03
Yunyao-1 31-36
Shiyan-26 A,B,C
Xiguang-1 04, 05
OmanSat 1
Tianyan-24 		SSO Success
6 Y6 27 December 2024
01:03 		LS-130, JSLC Dier-3 (B300-L01)
Yunyao-1 ×6
Yinglong 1
Yangwang 2
Yixian A
CASAA-Sat 		SSO Failure
3rd stage instability.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CAS SPACE". en.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ^ "China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space". 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "产品信息 - 中科宇航". www.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. ^ "Guangzhou moves to establish Chinese commercial space cluster". SpaceNews. April 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities". SpaceNews. March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "一箭6星！力箭一号运载火箭首飞成功-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  7. ^ Launch of China's Lijian 1 Y6 commercial rocket ends in failure