Kinetica 1

Kinetica 1 (Chinese: 力箭一号; pinyin: Lìjiàn yī hào; lit.

'Powerful Rocket-1', also known as Lijian-1, LJ-1) is a Chinese small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by CAS Space.

[1][2] Kinetica 1 is 30 m (98 ft) tall, 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) in diameter and weighs 135 t (133 long tons; 149 short tons).

[3][4] CAS Space conducted ground tests for the four-stage Kinetica 1 in November 2021.

[5] Its maiden flight was conducted on 27 July 2022, sending 6 satellites into SSO.