China CAS Space Commercial Rocket Liftoff: Pakistan's Remote Sensing Satellite
The Lijian-1 Y8 rocket, carrying three satellites, blasted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Zone in Northwest China at 11:33am Beijing Time (BJT) on Oct. 19, 2025. Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), plus AIRSAT 03 & 04 satellites were successfully deployed into their planned orbits. This marks the 9th successful flight of the Lijian-1 carrier rocket.
CAS Space is a Chinese commercial space launch provider based in Guangzhou, capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. CAS Space was founded in 2018 and is majority owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) was founded in 1958. It was the first of China's four spaceports. The launch center has been the focus of many of China's historic space ventures, including the country's first satellite Dong Fang Hong I in 1970 and their first crewed space mission, Shenzhou V, on October 15, 2003. JSLC is now a home for many new Chinese launch firms, like CAS Space.
Credit: CAS Space
Date: Oct. 19, 2025
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