Rocket file · LV-483
Kinetica 1
Kinetica 1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by CAS Space. It stands 30.0 m tall, lifts 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 27 July 2022. It has flown 16 times with 15 successes, a success rate of 93.8%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Kinetica 1
Kinetica 1 (also known as Lijian-1, Chinese: 力箭一号) is a Chinese solid-propellant light launch vehicle. It is capable of placing about 2 tons into low earth orbit and 1.5 tons into sun-synchronous orbit. It is developed by CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kinetica 1 is a light launcher whose first stage seems to be derived from the DF-31 long-range intercontinental ballistic missile. It is 30 m high and has a diameter of 2.65 m, with a liftoff mass of 135 t. It's the largest Chinese solid propellant launcher to date, with four stages with a thrust of 200, 100, 50 and 10 tons respectively. The fairing has a diameter of 3.35 meters.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Kinetica 1 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesKinetica 1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Kinetica 1 flown?
- 16 times, with 15 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Kinetica 1's success rate?
- 93.8%. That's 15 successful flights out of 16 attempts.
- When is the next Kinetica 1 launch?
- Kinetica 1 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Kinetica 1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Kinetica 1 at 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Kinetica 1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Kinetica 1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.