北京中科宇航探索技术有限公司
CAS Space (Guangzhou Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in 2018 and partially owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a Chinese commercial space launch provider. It focuses on developing and manufacturing launch vehicles, including the Kinetica series of rockets, and aims to provide launch services, suborbital science experiments, and space tourism opportunities. CAS Space operates from its headquarters in Guangzhou, with R&D in Beijing, and has established manufacturing facilities, including a dedicated commercial launch pad, to support mass production and frequent launches.
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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.
Three satellites launched on Kinetica-1 were not named by CAS Space and had not yet been claimed by their enterprises as of the launch.
Kinetica-1 has flown all of its missions from CAS Space’s launch facility at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
CAS Space’s Kinetica-1 Y14 mission placed eight rideshare satellites into orbit on 15 June 2026.
CAS Space’s Kinetica-1 Y14 mission delivered eight rideshare satellites to orbit on June 15, 2026.
CAS Space said its factory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has supported rapid delivery of completed Kinetica-1 launch vehicles.
CAS Space launched its Kinetica-1 rocket from Launch Area 130 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 15 at 11:44 am China Standard Time.
CAS Space has launched Kinetica-1 14 times and has launched 15 missions in total through its Kinetica family of launch vehicles.
Kinetica-1 is CAS Space’s first launch vehicle and has four solid-fueled stages.
Shanghai Spacesail Technologies has contracted demonstration missions to LandSpace, CAS Space, and Space Pioneer.
CAS Space, Space Pioneer, and LandSpace are among the companies enlisted for Qianfan demonstration launches.
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.
CAS Space launched Kinetica-1 from Launch Area 130 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:33 pm China Standard Time on May 15.
Kinetica-1 is CAS Space’s first launch vehicle and has four solid-fuel stages.
The May 15 flight was the 13th launch for Kinetica-1 and the 14th launch by CAS Space’s Kinetica family of launch vehicles.
CAS Space plans to conduct Kinetica-1’s first launch from a floating platform later in 2026.
Kinetica-1 flew toward sun-synchronous orbit with customer payloads and brought CAS Space’s cumulative launch total above 100.
Kinetica-1 has flown all of its missions from CAS Space’s launch facility at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
CAS Space’s Kinetica-1 completed its Y13 mission and deployed five rideshare satellites into target orbit.
CAS Space identified Tianyan-27 as a cultural communication satellite supported by the China National Space Administration and the Cultural Communication Center of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration.