Flight 3
Kinetica 1
CAS Space
Mission
Flight 3
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Carries 5 Earth and spatial observation satellites manufactured by MINOSPACE; details TBD:
* Taijing-1-03
* Taijing-2-02
* Taijing-2-04
* Taijing-3-02
* Taijing-4-03
Location
Rocket
CAS Space Kinetica 1
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.