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
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
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
| Flight number | Serial number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (X Shexian Pianzheng Lifang) Tianyi 26 20 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 OmanSat 1 Tianyan-24 |
SSO | Success |
| 6 | Y6 | 27 December 2024 01:03 |
LS-130, JSLC | Dier-3 (B300-L01) Yunyao-1 ×6 Yinglong 1 Yangwang 2 Yixian A CASAA-Sat |
SSO | Failure 3rd stage instability.[7] |
See also
- Comparison of orbital launcher families
- Comparison of orbital launch systems
- Expendable launch system
- Lists of rockets
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Launch of China's Lijian 1 Y6 commercial rocket ends in failure
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