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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Lijian-2

力箭二号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

CAS Space (Guangzhou Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd.)Active
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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
1
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
12,000 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202610
202700
202800
202901
203002
203103
203204
203305
203406
203508
203608
203708
203808
203908
204008
204101

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Lijian-2
LEO12,000 kgUnknownUnknownchinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC)
Lijian-2
SSO8,000 kg500 kmUnknownCAS Space Lijian-2 official launch report
Lijian-2
SSO8,000 kg700 kmUnknown

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
XZC01/02
Lijian-2
Mar 30, 2026

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Lijian-2
Not stated1Active
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site020%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2027Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site020%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2028Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site020%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2029Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site120%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2030Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site220%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2031Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site325%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2032Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site425%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2033Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site525%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2034Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site625%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2035Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site830%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2036Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site830%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2037Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site830%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2038Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site830%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2039Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site830%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2040Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site830%Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.
2041Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Lijian-2/Kinetica-2 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2026 · 20% confidence
0

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2027 · 20% confidence
0

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2028 · 20% confidence
0

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2029 · 20% confidence
1

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2030 · 20% confidence
2

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2031 · 25% confidence
3

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2032 · 25% confidence
4

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2033 · 25% confidence
5

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2034 · 25% confidence
6

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2035 · 30% confidence
8

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2036 · 30% confidence
8

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
2037 · 30% confidence
8

Manual 2026-06-06 review: Lijian-2 treated as future CAS Space/Kinetica family ramp, not a one-launch static placeholder.

chinese_launch_vehicle_chart_normalized.xlsx (manual screenshot transcription; extraction date 2026-06-02 UTC)
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The Lijian-2 rocket is 52 meters long and has a thrust of 766 tons.

CapabilityValue 4.5Sep 11, 2025CAS Space’s Lijian-2 rocket preps for Qingzhou cargo spacecraft launch to Tiangong space station. 52m long, 766-ton thrust, 12-ton payload capacity to low Earth orbit. Launch set for Q4 this year. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/Q3V5qBQdi

CAS Space's Lijian-2 rocket is preparing for the launch of the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft to the Tiangong space station.

Plan
Page10of11
Value 4.0
Sep 11, 2025
CAS Space’s Lijian-2 rocket preps for Qingzhou cargo spacecraft launch to Tiangong space station. 52m long, 766-ton thrust, 12-ton payload capacity to low Earth orbit. Launch set for Q4 this year. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/Q3V5qBQdi

Kinecore-4 will power an optional upper stage for CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 vehicle to enable deliveries to geostationary transfer orbit and deep space.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 7, 2025International Cooperation Efforts and Agreements Move Forward

Kinecore-4 is intended to power an optional upper stage for CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 launch vehicle.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 7, 2025International Cooperation Efforts and Agreements Move Forward

Kinetica-2 stages and nosecone are currently under assembly.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Jul 4, 2025Apparently, the Shenzhou-19 EVA 1 had a record total time under spacesuit internal power of 9h42min. China counts EVA like Russia: from hatch opening to closing, internal power time was used by NASA in 80s. Footage of Kinetica-2 stages (+nosecone) under assembly.

CAS Space plans to conduct the first flight of its kerosene-liquid oxygen Kinetica-2 in the second half of 2025 after previously flying the solid-propellant Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1).

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 2, 2025China to debut new Long March and commercial rockets in 2025

Kinetica-2 will be 53 m tall, 3.35 m wide, capable of carrying 12,000 kg to LEO or 7,800 kg to SSO, and is planned to be made reusable.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.6Jan 2, 2025China to debut new Long March and commercial rockets in 2025

Kinetica-2 has been selected to launch the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft from the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAMCAS) as part of a low-cost space station cargo service.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 2, 2025China to debut new Long March and commercial rockets in 2025

CAS Space is planning the first launch of its kerosene-liquefied oxygen Kinetica-2 rocket in the second half of 2025 to launch the Qingzhou low-cost cargo spacecraft.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 27, 2024China suffers commercial rocket failure but sets record for annual launches

Microsat’s Qingzhou cargo spacecraft is planned to launch on the first CAS Space Kinetica-2 (Kinetica-2) kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher in the second half of 2025.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 15, 2024Tianzhou-8 spacecraft delivers supplies, key experiments to Tiangong space station

Potential recovery tests for Kinetica-2 reuse are planned at the end of 2026.

PlanGrowthValue 3.0Nov 11, 2024Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites

Kinetica-2 will offer up to 7,800 kg to sun-synchronous orbit and up to 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.3Nov 11, 2024Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites

Kinetica-2 secured a role launching a low-cost cargo transportation system to the Tiangong space station.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Nov 11, 2024Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites

CAS Space’s Kinetica 2 uses kerolox propellant and has a payload capacity of 7,800 kg to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 5.0Nov 1, 2024Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap secures funding for rocket featuring chopstick recovery system

CAS Space plans to launch the Kinetica-2 rocket in September 2025.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 31, 2024CAS Space of China aims to go international

CAS Space plans potential recovery tests for reusable Kinetica-2 hardware at the end of 2026.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Oct 31, 2024CAS Space of China aims to go international

CAS Space plans 5–8 launches in the next year with 2–3 Kinetica-2 launches already booked.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Oct 31, 2024CAS Space of China aims to go international

Kinetica-2 will offer up to 7,800 kg to sun-synchronous orbit and 12,000 kg to low Earth orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.5Oct 31, 2024CAS Space of China aims to go international

The Qingzhou cargo spacecraft will launch on a CAS Space Lijian-2 kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket expected to debut in the second half of 2025.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 29, 2024China chooses 2 teams to develop low-cost space station cargo spacecraft

CAS Space’s Kinetica 2 is a kerolox rocket with a payload capacity of 7,800 kg to 500 km sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.5Jun 6, 2024Space Pioneer raises $207 million for reusable rocket