China on Friday launched a #Lijian1 Y13 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, delivering five satellites including Taijing-3 05A/05B, Tianyi-50, Tianyan-27, and Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D55 into their orbits. #Cas_Space
May 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
China on Friday launched a #Lijian1 Y13 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, delivering five satellites including Taijing-3 05A/05B, Tianyi-50, Tianyan-27, and Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D55 into their orbits. #Cas_Space
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CAS Space (@cas_space)
Raw footage (and roar) of the Kinetica-1 Y15 launch mission🚀
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July 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Cool view of the rocket integration facility at JSLC:
CAS Space (@cas_space)
This ain't our conclusion to 2025. Two more CAS Space projects are still in the works!
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December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Cool view of the rocket integration facility at JSLC:
Official mission review video: fixupx.com/cas_space/st...
March 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Official mission review video: fixupx.com/cas_space/st...
And here you go, 9 satellites launched successfully on an SSO-bound ride-share at 04:03 UTC.
Also note their next launch!
Also note their next launch!
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Kinetica-1 Y18 just completed a ridesharing mission with nine satellites, marking the 16th flight of Kinetica-1. Up next, two milestone missions: the first Kinetica-1 sea launch and the first constell...
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September 20, 2026 at 4:32 AM
And here you go, 9 satellites launched successfully on an SSO-bound ride-share at 04:03 UTC.
Also note their next launch!
Also note their next launch!
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Official announcement is here - what they didn't told you is that the "New March 02 Satellite" mentioned here IS the prototype Qingzhou spacecraft.
Yes, it flew under another name! 😒
Official announcement is here - what they didn't told you is that the "New March 02 Satellite" mentioned here IS the prototype Qingzhou spacecraft.
Yes, it flew under another name! 😒
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Announcing the success of Kinetica-2’s inaugural flight: Kinetica-2 Y1 “The Global Capital of Textile” has delivered three satellites into space in its first-ever flight. Details will be published on ...
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March 30, 2026 at 11:57 AM
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Official announcement is here - what they didn't told you is that the "New March 02 Satellite" mentioned here IS the prototype Qingzhou spacecraft.
Yes, it flew under another name! 😒
Official announcement is here - what they didn't told you is that the "New March 02 Satellite" mentioned here IS the prototype Qingzhou spacecraft.
Yes, it flew under another name! 😒
Official announcement:
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Kinetica-1 has successfully completed its Y13 mission, deploying five rideshare satellites into target orbit. Our cumulative deployment exceeds 100 satellites — a proud milestone that boosts Kinetica-...
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May 15, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Official announcement:
More official photos: x.com/cas_space/st...
CAS Space on X: "Freshly baked photography from Jiuquan has arrived: https://t.co/ywjjmhruqw" / X
Freshly baked photography from Jiuquan has arrived: https://t.co/ywjjmhruqw
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August 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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While all eyes were on the rocket, (after getting all the confusions settled) it's also worth noting @CAS_Space has launched their prototype "Chinese Cygnus" spacecraft on a test flight today (In a way not quite what I was thinking though! See below):
CAS Space (@cas_space)
The prototype Qingzhou Cargo Spacecraft (1:1 model shown) will be the primary payload for Kinetica-2's inaugural flight this year. The mission marks another step forward in the commercial space indust...
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March 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
While all eyes were on the rocket, (after getting all the confusions settled) it's also worth noting @CAS_Space has launched their prototype "Chinese Cygnus" spacecraft on a test flight today (In a way not quite what I was thinking though! See below):
Another angle at the situation:
Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589)
The response by @cas_space which seems reasonable. Launch coordination can't account for satellite positions two days after launch. SpaceX's normal position is "we avoid automatically using the TLEs"...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Another angle at the situation:
This will be hard to implement alas (various classified payloads: you called me?)
Michael Nicolls (@michaelnicollsx)
@cas_space We appreciate the responsiveness and look forward to engaging in coordination for future launches. Establishing data sharing between all satellite operators is critical.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This will be hard to implement alas (various classified payloads: you called me?)
"Cooked" indeed!
CAS Space (@cas_space)
The ride-sharing flight of Y11, "Create the Future", sets Kinetica-1's launch record with 84 satellites delivered, totaling over 11 tonnes. Our space pros are thrilled to bring together industry leade...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Cooked" indeed!
At this point you might ask: where are the landing legs on the tri-core booster? Well @cas_space has decided to concentrate on getting a workable launcher 1st, and as of 2 years ago they already planned not to attempt 1st stage recovery till at least 2028.
CAS Space (@cas_space)
You guys are awesome! We have already ran out our conference bags for the day :(
We will have some more prepared for the next few days. Fetch yours at our pavilion, and have a chat with your friendl...
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March 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM
At this point you might ask: where are the landing legs on the tri-core booster? Well @cas_space has decided to concentrate on getting a workable launcher 1st, and as of 2 years ago they already planned not to attempt 1st stage recovery till at least 2028.
CAS Space @cas_space
Fuxi Qixiang + 5 others - Lijian-1 (Y15) - JSLC - 23 July 2026 (23:33:30 UTC). Kinetica-1 Y15 Mission Success: all stages performed as planned, and orbital insertion was achieved on schedule. The mission sent five satellites into orbit.. 7/23/2026
Fuxi Qixiang + 5 others - Lijian-1 (Y15) - JSLC - 23 July 2026 (23:33:30 UTC). Kinetica-1 Y15 Mission Success: all stages performed as planned, and orbital insertion was achieved on schedule. The mission sent five satellites into orbit.. 7/23/2026
July 24, 2026 at 12:18 AM
CAS Space @cas_space
Fuxi Qixiang + 5 others - Lijian-1 (Y15) - JSLC - 23 July 2026 (23:33:30 UTC). Kinetica-1 Y15 Mission Success: all stages performed as planned, and orbital insertion was achieved on schedule. The mission sent five satellites into orbit.. 7/23/2026
Fuxi Qixiang + 5 others - Lijian-1 (Y15) - JSLC - 23 July 2026 (23:33:30 UTC). Kinetica-1 Y15 Mission Success: all stages performed as planned, and orbital insertion was achieved on schedule. The mission sent five satellites into orbit.. 7/23/2026
A 4th one will head to orbit just a bit of km away 2 days later at Jiuquan SLC, May 15 ~04:30 UTC towards SSO, and drop zones' locations point to this as CAS Space's next Kinetica 1, which went to JSLC weeks ago.
I'll ask away on what it's carrying...
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I'll ask away on what it's carrying...
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May 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A 4th one will head to orbit just a bit of km away 2 days later at Jiuquan SLC, May 15 ~04:30 UTC towards SSO, and drop zones' locations point to this as CAS Space's next Kinetica 1, which went to JSLC weeks ago.
I'll ask away on what it's carrying...
fixupx.com/cas_space/st...
I'll ask away on what it's carrying...
fixupx.com/cas_space/st...
And that's launch success no. 14 (out of 15) for Kinetica-1 - 5 satellites are on board this SSO-bound share-ride:
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Kinetica-1 Y15 Mission Success: all stages performed as planned, and orbital insertion was achieved on schedule. The mission sent five satellites into orbit, including Chenguang-1, Gande-1 01, Xiguang...
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July 24, 2026 at 12:04 AM
And that's launch success no. 14 (out of 15) for Kinetica-1 - 5 satellites are on board this SSO-bound share-ride:
(there's actually quite a bit of Kinetica-2 testing videos tweeted out here BTW, here's one of 2nd stage RCS thrusters thermal shielding testing:)
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Some may have seen the news on our WeChat channel already🤔. Recently our space pros have conducted hot firing and thermal protection test for the auxiliary engine system on Kinetica-2. You can find mo...
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March 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
(there's actually quite a bit of Kinetica-2 testing videos tweeted out here BTW, here's one of 2nd stage RCS thrusters thermal shielding testing:)
...a solid fuel based launcher, the fairly-working-well almost-Vega-class Kinetica-1, they always have some bigger dreams of larger rockets. That's where the Kinetica-2 - at 12 tonnes LEO & 8 tonnes SSO, almost Neutron class - come from:
CAS Space (@cas_space)
There had been discussions on concept art regarding Kinetica-2. The answer is YES; we will develop reusability into Kinetica-2 in steady steps.
Kinetica-2 will see its inauguration launch in Aug 2025...
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March 30, 2026 at 11:19 AM
...a solid fuel based launcher, the fairly-working-well almost-Vega-class Kinetica-1, they always have some bigger dreams of larger rockets. That's where the Kinetica-2 - at 12 tonnes LEO & 8 tonnes SSO, almost Neutron class - come from:
Anyway back to Kinetica-2 - unlike Tianlong-2 mentioned above, this one's 2nd stage also uses a variant of YF-102 (which you can say is "Chinese state institute-built Merlin-1" of sorts), the YF-102V (which would be one of the "Chinese Merlin-Vacuum"s).
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Kinetica-2 Update:
An experimental fuel tank of 1:2 ratio, designed using the Froude similarity criterion and built with PMMA, was used to verify the anti-vortex and anti-collapse performance of the f...
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March 30, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Anyway back to Kinetica-2 - unlike Tianlong-2 mentioned above, this one's 2nd stage also uses a variant of YF-102 (which you can say is "Chinese state institute-built Merlin-1" of sorts), the YF-102V (which would be one of the "Chinese Merlin-Vacuum"s).
The initial version (yes, there's a later version with new engines) of Kinetica-2 can be loosely viewed as a "tri-core" version of the flown-3-years-ago competitor's Tianlong-2, each core w/ 3 YF-102 engines. This is an engine sold by a state enterprise...
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Kinetica-2 Update:
Work on the 2nd Stage fuel tanks has been completed. The 3.35m aluminium fuel tanks are designed to be sturdy and low-cost. With Kinetica-2, CAS Space will provide our global client...
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March 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM
The initial version (yes, there's a later version with new engines) of Kinetica-2 can be loosely viewed as a "tri-core" version of the flown-3-years-ago competitor's Tianlong-2, each core w/ 3 YF-102 engines. This is an engine sold by a state enterprise...
Interestingly you may have heard of the YF-102 already, as 3 of its older variant powered Space Pioneer's Tianlong-2 in its stunning successful 1st launch in April 2023! The 102R/V will also be used by CAS Space's Kinetica-2 very soon, though in a quite different configuration.
CAS Space (@cas_space)
CAS Space's second dedicated launch pad at JSLC has been completed. The new launch pad and facilities will be dedicated to Kinetica-2 launches. CAS Space now stands out as the only commercial player i...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Interestingly you may have heard of the YF-102 already, as 3 of its older variant powered Space Pioneer's Tianlong-2 in its stunning successful 1st launch in April 2023! The 102R/V will also be used by CAS Space's Kinetica-2 very soon, though in a quite different configuration.
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And that's another success in the bag for CAS Space! The launch occurred at 03:44 UTC and at least 1 of the 8 satellites on board is for the large Jilin-1 Earth observation satellites constellation (High Resolution-07C-04).
CAS Space (@cas_space)
Kinetica-1 Y14 just delivered eight rideshare satellites to orbit.
Kinetica-1 is now the first vehicle from a private Chinese launch provider to launch 100 satellites. The team continues to accelerate...
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June 15, 2026 at 4:25 AM
And that's another success in the bag for CAS Space! The launch occurred at 03:44 UTC and at least 1 of the 8 satellites on board is for the large Jilin-1 Earth observation satellites constellation (High Resolution-07C-04).
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I guess this is a sponsor deal rather than a bank (at least this is a big Chinese one) getting their own (Earth observation ones of Jilin-1 from Changguang Satellite I guess since it’s their big logo on the fairing) LOL.
I guess this is a sponsor deal rather than a bank (at least this is a big Chinese one) getting their own (Earth observation ones of Jilin-1 from Changguang Satellite I guess since it’s their big logo on the fairing) LOL.
CAS Space (@cas_space)
The Youchuyinhang (Postal Savings Bank of China, PSBC) series of satellites is delivered in this flight. Kinetica-1 is now producing 10 flights per year using pulse-line manufacturing. Manufacturing i...
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April 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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I guess this is a sponsor deal rather than a bank (at least this is a big Chinese one) getting their own (Earth observation ones of Jilin-1 from Changguang Satellite I guess since it’s their big logo on the fairing) LOL.
I guess this is a sponsor deal rather than a bank (at least this is a big Chinese one) getting their own (Earth observation ones of Jilin-1 from Changguang Satellite I guess since it’s their big logo on the fairing) LOL.