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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The July 24 mission was the 15th launch of Kinetica-1 and the 16th launch by CAS Space across its Kinetica launch vehicle family.
CAS Space launched Kinetica-1 from Launch Area 130 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 07:33 China Standard Time on July 24.
Kinetica-1 has launched all of its missions from CAS Space's launch facility at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
CAS Space's factory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is accelerating production of the Kinetica-1 launch vehicle.
CAS Space believes its teams can support a monthly mission cadence if flight hardware is available at Jiuquan.
Kinetica-1 is CAS Space's first launch vehicle and has four solid-fueled stages.
CAS Space plans to introduce Kinecore-2 on the tri-core Kinetica-2 launch vehicle and replace the externally sourced YF-102 engine from the Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology.
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.
CAS Space designs and produces Kinecore-2 internally.
CAS Space has continued development firings of its Kinecore-2 engine at its firing center in Conghua, Guangzhou, Guangdong.
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 has conducted over 5,000 seconds of Kinecore-2 test firings through a handful of development units.
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.
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.