The CAS Space company successfully launched its Kinetica-1 solid-fuel rocket from the Dongfeng commercial site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The mission took place on September 20 at 12:03 Beijing time. This launch marks the 16th flight for the vehicle and the fifth mission conducted within the current year.
The rocket delivered nine satellites into orbit. The payload included the Qinling-01 and Qinling-02 remote sensing satellites, the Pengcheng Shoufa satellite for testing communication technologies, and the Chaozhisuan-1, which is capable of processing data in orbit. The manifest also featured three Diting-01 electromagnetic spectrum monitoring satellites, as well as the Pujiang-4 and Yunxiao Tanluzhe spacecraft.
Kinetica-1 is a four-stage solid-fuel launch vehicle. It measures 31 meters in length and features a fairing with a diameter of 3.35 meters. The rocket is designed to carry a payload of up to 2 tons to low Earth orbit and up to 1.5 tons to a sun-synchronous orbit.
