CAS Space completes fourth successful Kinetica 1 rocket flight

The flight marked the latest in the series, with "Y4" indicating the fourth iteration of the Kinetica 1 model. This rocket series made its debut in July 2022 and, at the time, became China's largest and most powerful solid-propellant rocket. Since then, Kinetica 1 has completed three additional flights, including a launch in June 2023 that delivered 26 satellites into orbit, and another in January of this year, which deployed five satellites.

The Kinetica 1 rocket measures 30 meters in length, with a diameter of 2.65 meters, and weighs 135 metric tons at liftoff. It is designed to carry payloads weighing up to 1.5 tons to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of approximately 500 kilometers.

To date, the Kinetica 1 series has successfully deployed 42 satellites in total, maintaining a perfect success rate across all its launches.

CAS Space is now focusing on developing a new model, the Kinetica 2, with a maiden flight planned for 2025. Additionally, the company has constructed a rocket production facility in Guangzhou's Nansha district, the first of its kind in South China's Guangdong province, and is building a rocket engine testing facility in Aotou township, Guangzhou.