Kinetica 1
Appearance
Function | Orbital launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | CAS Space |
Country of origin | China |
Size | |
Height | 29.7 m (97 ft) |
Diameter | 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) |
Mass | 135 t (298,000 lb) |
Stages | 4 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) |
Payload to SSO | |
Mass | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | JSLC |
Total launches | 5 |
Success(es) | 5 |
Failure(s) | 0 |
Partial failure(s) | 0 |
First flight | 27 July 2022 |
Last flight | 11 November 2024 |
First stage – SP70 | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 2,066.8 kilonewtons (464,600 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Second stage | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 1,081.2 kilonewtons (243,100 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Third stage | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 439.3 kilonewtons (98,800 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Fourth stage | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 78 kilonewtons (18,000 lbf) |
Propellant | Solid |
Kinetica 1 (Chinese: 力箭一号; pinyin: Lìjiàn yī hào; lit. 'Powerful Rocket-1', also known as Lijian-1, LJ-1) is a Chinese small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by CAS Space.[1][2]
Design
[edit]Kinetica 1 is 30 m (98 ft) tall, 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) in diameter and weighs 135 t (133 long tons; 149 short tons). It consists of four solid-fuel stages. It is capable of lifting 1.5 t (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons) to a 500 km (310 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) or 2 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons) to low Earth orbit (LEO).[3][4]
History
[edit]CAS Space conducted ground tests for the four-stage Kinetica 1 in November 2021.[5] Its maiden flight was conducted on 27 July 2022, sending 6 satellites into SSO.[6]
Launches
[edit]Flight number | Serial number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result |
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1 | Y1 | 27 July 2022 04:12 |
LS-130, JSLC | SATech 01 Dianci Zuzhuang Shiyan × 2 GNSS-R Jinan-1 Nanyue Science Satellite |
SSO | Success |
2 | Y2 | 7 June 2023 04:10 |
LS-130, JSLC | Shiyan 24A/B Fucheng-1 Xi'an Hangtou-8 CXPD 21 undisclosed satellites |
SSO | Success |
3 | Y3 | 23 January 2024 04:03 |
LS-130, JSLC | Taijing-1-03 Taijing-2-02 Taijing-2-04 Taijing-3-02 Taijing-4-03 |
SSO | Success |
4 | Y4 | 24 September 2024 23:33 |
LS-130, JSLC | Zhongke-01/02 Jilin-1 SAR-01A Yunyao-21/22 |
SSO | Success |
5 | Y5 | 11 November 2024 04:03 |
LS-130, JSLC | Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B Pingtai 02A03 Yunyao-1 31-36 Shiyan-26 A,B,C Xiguang-1 04, 05 IRSS-1/OL-1 Tianyan-24 |
SSO | Success |
6 | Y6? | 27 December 2024 01:03 |
LS-130, JSLC | Unknown Payload | SSO | Planned |
See also
[edit]- Comparison of orbital launcher families
- Comparison of orbital launch systems
- Expendable launch system
- Lists of rockets
References
[edit]- ^ "CAS SPACE". en.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space". 3 January 2022.
- ^ "产品信息 - 中科宇航". www.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Guangzhou moves to establish Chinese commercial space cluster". SpaceNews. April 6, 2021.
- ^ "China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities". SpaceNews. March 18, 2022.
- ^ "一箭6星!力箭一号运载火箭首飞成功-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-27.