Launch
CAS Space
Kinetica 2 | Qingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight
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- Pad
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Mission
Qingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight
Test Flight
Low Earth Orbit
First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket and Qingzhou cargo resupply spacecraft for future cargo transport to the Chinese Tiangong Space Station under a commercial contract from the CMSEO. This launch might be carrying a batch of LEO communication satellites for an unidentified customer to polar orbit as secondary payload.
Status
Go for Launch
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Pad
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
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Rocket
Kinetica 2
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 52.0m
Diameter: 3.35
Pending launches: 1
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 12000kg
Agency
CAS Space
CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.
Details
2018
Zhongke
Total launch count: 11
Successful launches: 10
Consecutive successful launches: 5
Failed launches: 1
Pending launches: 1
