Kinetica 1
Kinetica familyCAS SpaceActive
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,961 kN
- Height
- 30 m
- Diameter
- 2.65 m
- Launch mass
- 135 t
- Stages
- 4
- LEO capacity
- 2,000 kg
- SSO capacity
- 1,500 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
First flight July 27, 2022 · latest September 20, 2026 · 04:03 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Kinetica 1 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |