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CAS SpaceKinetica 1Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5 satellites
Launched
May 15, 2026 · 04:33 UTC
Summary
5 satellites launched on a CAS Space Kinetica 1 from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 15, 2026 at 04:33 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:24 to 04:50 UTC. It was CAS Space's 14th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 7,284th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Kinetica 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kinetica 1 · CAS Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Kinetica 1 flight · 2nd this yearCAS Space's 14th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 7,284th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- Youxi · in orbit
- Dianjian-1 · in orbit
- Jilin-1 GaoFen 03D 55 xing · in orbit
- Taijing-3 05A · in orbit
- Taijing-3 05B · in orbit
Lijian-1 Y13 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Share-ride of 5 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit: * Taijing-3-05A/B * Tianyi-50 * Tianyan-27 * Jilin-1 HR-03D-55
Pad
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Area 130, 2nd this year · 285th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 15, 12:33 PM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/9/2026 · source
Questions
When did 5 satellites launch?
5 satellites launched on May 15, 2026 at 04:33 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:24 to 04:50 UTC.
Where can I watch 5 satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 5 satellites?
Kinetica 1, flown by CAS Space. Kinetica 1 spec sheet
Where did 5 satellites launch from?
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 15, 12:33 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was 5 satellites going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did 5 satellites launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).