{"id":106860,"date":"2026-03-01T08:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/896616360"},"modified":"2026-03-01T08:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:08:57","slug":"cas-space-to-launch-kinetica-2-in-late-march-carrying-prototype-cargo-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/cas-space-to-launch-kinetica-2-in-late-march-carrying-prototype-cargo-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HELSINKI \u2014 Chinese launch firm CAS Space is preparing for the inaugural launch of its reusable Kinetica-2 liquid rocket in late March, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft.<\/p>\n

Launch of the Kinetica-2 is now scheduled for late March from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, according<\/a> to Chinese outlet Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily. The flight will carry a prototype of the Qingzhou-1 cargo spacecraft developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAMCAS).<\/p>\n

Qingzhou-1 is one of two low-cost space station resupply spacecraft<\/a> being developed under a program initiated by China\u2019s human spaceflight agency, CMSEO, to support the Tiangong space station. A full version of the spacecraft is currently also being produced. CAS Space itself is a commercial spinoff from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). <\/p>\n

Kinetica-2 is a 53-meter-long launcher with three 3.35m-diameter core stages. Its core stages each use three YF\u2011102 kerosene-liquid oxygen engines developed by state-owned space giant CASC. It is designed to carry up to 12,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit or around 7,800 kg to a 500-kilometer-altitude sun-synchronous orbit, with plans for reusability. <\/p>\n

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The entire CAS Space team wishes you a healthy and prosperous Year of the Horse \u2013 Galloping Through the Stars, Soaring Across the Heavens \ud83d\udc0e\ud83d\ude80
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