6 satellites

Name: 6 satellites
Start: 2025-05-21T04:05:00.000Z
End: 2025-05-21T04:15:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 130

Kinetica 1, CAS Space

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

Launch time

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Wed 21 May, 06:05 CEST

04:05 UTC

Minute precision Launch successful

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

Window opens: Wed 21 May, 05:54 CEST
Window closes: Wed 21 May, 06:15 CEST

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Launch record updated by LL2 Wed 21 May 2025, 15:05 CEST

Feed checked 11 Oct, 03:42 CEST

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Mission

6 satellites on Kinetica 1. Wed 21 May 2025, 04:05 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Launch Area 130. Source: Launch Library 2.

Carried 6 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit, including commercial Earth observation satellites Taijing-3-04 & Taijing-4-02A: * Taijing-3-04 * Taijing-4-02A * Xingrui-11 * Xiguang-1 02 * Xingjiyuan-1 * Cube-108 001

Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC.

Source updates from Launch Library 2 (2)

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Wed 21 May 2025, 04:35 UTCLL2 update
Launch success.
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Wed 14 May 2025, 17:21 UTCLL2 update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
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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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