Kinetica 2
Active Re-UsableCAS Space (CAS)
March 30, 2026
Description
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
52.0 m -
Diameter
3.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
4.2 m -
Launch Mass
625.0 T -
Thrust
7515.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Kinetica 2 -
Family
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Variant
― -
Alias
PR-2 -
Full Name
Kinetica 2
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
12000.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
8000.0 kg
CAS Space
Commercial
None
CAS 2018CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.
Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
CAS Space | ChinaJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 30, 2026, 11 a.m.
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