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Kinetica 1 (also known as Lijian-1, Chinese: 力箭一号) is a Chinese solid-propellant light launch vehicle. It is capable of placing about 2 tons into low earth orbit and 1.5 tons into sun-synchronous orbit. It is developed by CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kinetica 1 is a light launcher whose first stage seems to be derived from the DF-31 long-range intercontinental ballistic missile. It is 31 m high and has a diameter of 2.65 m, with a liftoff mass of 135 t. It's the largest Chinese solid propellant launcher to date, with four stages with a thrust of 200, 100, 50 and 10 tons respectively. The fairing has a diameter of 3.35 meters.
Missions
8
Success Rate
87.5%
Successes
7
Failures
1
Success Streak
2
Partial Failures
0
Active Since 2022
Rocket
Height: 31m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 2,000 kg
GTO: 1,500 kg
Fairing
Diameter: 3.35m
Stages
4
China Coastal Waters