5 satellites

Name: 5 satellites
Start: 2026-07-23T23:33:00.000Z
End: 2026-07-23T23:50:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 130

Kinetica 1, CAS Space

Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch time

T-0

Fri 24 Jul, 01:33 CEST

Thu 23 Jul, 23:33 UTC

Minute precision Launch successful

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

Window opens: Fri 24 Jul, 01:24 CEST
Window closes: Fri 24 Jul, 01:50 CEST

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Source updated Sat 12 Sept, 23:12 CEST

Updated 11 Oct, 00:22 CEST

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Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

Fri 24 Jul 2026, 00:02 UTCLL2 update
Launch success.
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Thu 23 Jul 2026, 23:34 UTCLL2 update
Liftoff.
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Thu 23 Jul 2026, 23:19 UTCLL2 update
Updated launch time per unofficial reports.
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Sun 19 Jul 2026, 08:22 UTCLL2 update
Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.
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Fri 17 Jul 2026, 04:36 UTCLL2 update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
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Mission

5 satellites on Kinetica 1 from Launch Area 130. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

Share-ride of 5 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, including SpaceTY's Tianyi-48: * Yinglong Fengguang-1 * Zhonghang Hongwai 1/Xiguang 2-03 * Tianyi-48 (Chenguang-1) * Gande 1-01 * Jitianxing A-04

Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch timeline

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Launch pad

Launch Area 130

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China (CN)

Coordinates: 40.8182, 100.22514

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