Kinetica 1 | 8 x Jilin-1

Name: Kinetica 1 | 8 x Jilin-1
Start: 2026-06-15T03:44:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

CAS Space · Kinetica 1 · Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

CAS Space's 15th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 7,312th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--June 15, 2026 · 03:44 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jun 15, 03:34 – Jun 15, 03:55 UTC

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8 x Jilin-1

8 Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation: * High Resolution-04D 01-02 * High Resolution-05D 01-02 * High Resolution-07C 04 * High Resolution-07D 02-04

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2026 · source

News

SpaceNews·Jun 17, 2026

China conducts 4 launches in 3 days, but silence follows Kuaizhou–11 launch

China continued its accelerated launch pace with a series of missions, but long silence followed liftoff of a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket Wednesday, suggesting potential issues.

Pad — Launch Area 130

Local pad time: Jun 15, 11:44 AM GMT+8

14 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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