Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
Kinetica 2, CAS Space
Launch Area 140, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch time
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Mon 30 Mar, 13:00 CEST
11:00 UTC
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Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft) on Kinetica 2. Mon 30 Mar 2026, 11:00 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Launch Area 140. Source: Launch Library 2.
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
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit
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Launch success.
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Liftoff.
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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.
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May possibly be linked with planned launch on March 30, with high uncertainties.
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Updated planned payload information.
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Added launch.
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Launch pad
Launch Area 140
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China (CN)
Coordinates: 40.81748, 100.21939
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