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Kinetica 1
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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
Launched 11 satellites including AZSPACE's DEAR-3 prototype recoverable science experiment spacecraft and the French CASAA-Sat cubesat from the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory.
- Launch vehicle
- Kinetica 1
- Mission type
- Technology
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 130
- Provider
- CAS Space
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Kinetica 1
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.
- Height
- 30 m
- Diameter
- 2.65 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 11
- First flight
- 2022-07-27
Recorded timing
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Mission update
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.
Launch site & orbit
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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