China CAS Space's New Commercial Kinetica-2 Rocket Launches Three Satellites
🚀Announcing the success of a China CAS Space Kinetica-2 rocket on its first flight. A Kinetica-2 Y1 rocket launched on March 30, 2026, from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in Northwest China. It has delivered three satellites into space—the New March 01 Technology Demonstration Satellite, the New March 02 Satellite, and TS 01 Educational Satellite into their designated orbits.
Developed by Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space, Kinetica2 is China's first to adopt a Common Booster Core (CBC) configuration. It has a liftoff thrust of 753 tonnes and a payload capacity of 12 tonnes to low Earth orbit.
The New March 02 satellite, also known as the Qingzhou prototype test spacecraft, that launched today, adopts a single-module integrated configuration, allowing it to flexibly adapt to a variety of launch vehicles via its wide launch compatibility. It weighs only 4.2 metric tons.
CAS Space is a commercial spaceflight company established by the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Release Date: March 13, 2026
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