Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
Kinetica 2 launched the Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft) mission for CAS Space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Mar 30, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Launch Area 140 · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)
Launched Mar 30, 2026 8:00:00 PMSuccess
3 objects in orbit now
Flight direction
173° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 85.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the 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
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Mon, Mar 30 · 8:00:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- CAS Space
- Rocket
- Kinetica 2
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- PO
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 140 · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China