9 satellites

Kinetica 1 · CAS Space

Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC

Mission brief

What is happening

CAS Space is launching 9 satellites on a Kinetica 1 from Launch Area 130 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. It is an Earth observation mission heading to Sun-Synchronous Orbit.

Why it matters

Earth observation satellites feed weather forecasting, climate records and disaster response, so their data outlives the launch by decades.

At a glance
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload
9 satellites
Mission type
Earth Science
Rocket
Kinetica 1
Provider
CAS Space
Launch site
Launch Area 130

Share-ride of 9 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD.

Launch site
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Vehicle
Kinetica 1
Provider
CAS Space
Orbit
SSO
Payload
9 satellites
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle height
30 m
Liftoff thrust
1,961 kN
Vehicle type flights
16
Vehicle type success rate
93.8%

What changed

  1. SEP 20 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Launch time now precise
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  2. SEP 20 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Launched successfully
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  3. SEP 20 · 4:45 AM UTC
    Moved 3 minutes later
    2026-09-20 04:00 UTC → 2026-09-20 04:03 UTC
    Detected by RocketRune

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