Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
March 30, 2026, 10:52 a.m. - March 30, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
March 30, 2026, 10:52 a.m. - March 30, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board: * New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply vehicle Prototype Spacecraft) * New March 01 in-orbit experiments hosting satellite * TS-01
Launch success.
Liftoff.
Updating launch date and time based on old information of possible secondary payload. Assignment of this launch to the launch listed in this launch window is highly uncertain.
May possibly be linked with planned launch on March 30, with high uncertainties.
Updated planned payload information.
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