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Kinetica 1 launches 9 satellites from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
CAS Space's Kinetica 1 lifted off from Launch Area 130 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 20 Sep 2026 04:03:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 03:54 UTC and ran 21 minutes. Liftoff came 9 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
The mission
Share-ride of 9 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
CAS Space has now flown 17 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 11.
It was the 16th launch from Launch Area 130.
| Liftoff | 20 Sep 2026 04:03:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Kinetica 1 |
| Provider | CAS Space |
| Pad | Launch Area 130 |
| Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:24:19 GMT.