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China’s Kinetica-2 Rocket Debuts Successfully, Sending Prototype Cargo Spacecraft to Orbit
The Kinetica-2 rocket launched three satellites including a 4,200 kg prototype cargo spacecraft designed for Tiangong station resupply, advancing China’s reusable rocket ambitions.
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China's new commercial rocket Kinetica-2 completes maiden mission
China's commercial space company CAS Space on Monday successfully debuted its Kinetica-2 carrier rocket, a medium-lift liquid-fueled vehicle, from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China.Featuring a common booster core
China’s Kinetica-2 rocket debuts successfully, sending prototype cargo spacecraft to orbit
Chinese firm CAS Space successfully reached orbit with the first launch of its Kinetica-2 launch vehicle Monday, with a prototype cargo spacecraft among the payloads. The post China’s Kinetica-2 rocket debuts successfully, sending prototype cargo spacecraft to orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
China CAS Space's New Commercial Kinetica-2 Rocket Launches Three Satellites
China CAS Space's New Commercial Kinetica-2 Rocket Launches Three Satellites🚀Announcing the success of a China CAS Space Kinetica-2 rocket on its first flight. A Kinetica-2 Y1 rocket launched on March 30, 2026, from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in Northwest China. It has delivered three satellites into space—the New March 01 Technology Demonstration Satellite, the New March 02 Satellite, and TS 01 Educational Satellite in…
The Chinese company CAS Space has today successfully launched its first Kinetica 2 rocket. The Kinetica 2, also known as Lijian-2, which comes to mean powerful Rocket 2, is a 53 meter high two-stage rocket with a diameter of 3.32 meters, although the protective cofia reaches 4.2 meters. Its engines operate with liquid oxygen and kerosene. Its ability to low Earth orbit (LEO) is 12 tons, while it reaches 7.8 for a launch to a synchronous orbit to…
China’s Kinetica-2 Rocket Completes Successful Launch
China successfully launched its Kinetica-2 Y1 liquid-propellant rocket from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone on March 30, 2026.The maiden flight deployed three satellites: New March 01, New March 02 (experiment cargo spacecraft), and TS 01 Educational Satellite, achieving full mission success. The rocket features China’s first Common Booster Core (CBC) design, with modular, interchangeable stages allowing flexible payload confi…
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