Kinetica 2

Active Re-Usable

CAS Space (CAS)

March 30, 2026

Description

Specifications
  • 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
  • Variant
  • Alias
    PR-2
  • Full Name
    Kinetica 2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    12000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    8000.0 kg

CAS Space

Commercial
None
CAS 2018

CAS 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 | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
March 30, 2026, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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