Lijian-2

CAS Space is looking to fly Kinetica-2 twice in 2026.

CAS Space targets making Kinetica-2’s tri-core first stage reusable by 2028.

Kinetica-2’s second flight is targeted for September.

Kinetica-2’s second mission is expected to carry eighteen Qianfan space-based connectivity constellation satellites.

CAS Space’s July 1 poster for the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party of China featured propellant tanks, structures, and a complete fairing for a Kinetica-2 in production.

CAS Space brought Kinetica-2 into orbit before planning to make it reusable around 2028.

CAS Space’s Kinetica-2, LandSpace’s Zhuque-2E and Zhuque-3, Orienspace’s Gravity-1, and most Long March rockets can meet Qingzhou’s stated launch requirements.

The first Kinetica-2 launch brought the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft into orbit with the mission’s test article onboard.

The first Kinetica-2 launch vehicle placed the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft into low Earth orbit.

Kinecore 2 will power the reusable Kinetica 2 and its heavy variant.

Kinecore 2 is designed to provide greater performance and cost efficiency for the reusable Kinetica 2 and its heavy variant.

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3, the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology’s Long March 12A, CAS Space’s Kinetica-2, and Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3 are operational reusable launch vehicles in China.

Kinetica-2 is designed to reuse its first stages.

CAS Space believes its Zhejiang and Guangzhou facilities together could produce up to twenty Kinetica-2 launch vehicles per year.

Kinetica-2 first-stage reuse would shift production toward second stages.

The Lijian-2 carrier rocket has entered mass production after completion of a new mega-factory.

CAS Space also plans to fly Kinetica-2 from floating platforms.

The CAS Space super factory will produce major Kinetica-2 sections including propellant tanks, inter-tank joins, interstages, and engine sections, excluding the engines.

The CAS Space super factory will test those Kinetica-2 sections on site.