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CAS SpaceKinetica 1Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chutian-2 01 & 02
Launched
November 9, 2025 · 03:32 UTC
Summary
Chutian-2 01 & 02 launched on a CAS Space Kinetica 1 from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 9, 2025 at 03:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:23 to 03:50 UTC. It was CAS Space's 10th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 7,111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Kinetica 1 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of Chutian xingzuo 2-01 xing, one of 3 catalogued objects, from November 12, 2025, was 721 × 739 km inclined 98.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 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
- 10th Kinetica 1 flight · 4th this yearCAS Space's 10th launch4th this yearhumanity's 7,111th orbital launch attempt262nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chutian xingzuo 2-01 xing · NORAD 66409 · 2025-256 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-256A
- Epoch
- 2025-11-12 23:40:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.50838771 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00127343
- Inclination
- 98.2797°
- Ascending node
- 22.2626°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.9745°
- Mean anomaly
- 84.9996°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 56
- B*
- 0.000055094841
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Chutian xingzuo 2-01 xing · NORAD 66409 · in orbit
- Chutian xingzuo 2-02 xing · NORAD 66410 · in orbit
Lijian-1 Y9 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
2 satellites built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for testing operations of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites for Earth observation purposes.
Pad
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
10th launch from Launch Area 130, 4th this year · 263rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 9, 11:32 AM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Chutian-2 01 & 02 launch?
Chutian-2 01 & 02 launched on November 9, 2025 at 03:32 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:23 to 03:50 UTC.
Where can I watch Chutian-2 01 & 02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chutian-2 01 & 02?
Kinetica 1, flown by CAS Space. Kinetica 1 spec sheet
Where did Chutian-2 01 & 02 launch from?
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 9, 11:32 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Chutian-2 01 & 02 reach?
The tracked orbit of Chutian xingzuo 2-01 xing, one of 3 catalogued objects, from November 12, 2025, was 721 × 739 km inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did Chutian-2 01 & 02 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).