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 validated a series of reusable spacecraft technologies during the PH-1 mission, including re-entry deceleration and parachute-based recovery.
PH-1 is developed by Beijing-based commercial aerospace company CAS Space to support low-cost scientific experiments in microgravity.
CAS-SPACE successfully completed the first test flight of the suborbital vehicle LiHong-1 at 08:00 UTC.
CAS Space plans to evolve the recoverable payload cabin into orbital-grade spacecraft that could remain in orbit for up to one year and be reused around 10 times.
Cas Space has completed the Lihong-1 sub-orbital flight test.
CAS Space aims to provide a platform for rapidly iterating technologies that require tests in microgravity with Lihong-1.
CAS Space is looking to evolve the experiment return capsule into a spacecraft that can stay in space for up to a year prior to returning.
CAS Space debuted its suborbital two-stage research rocket, called Lihong-1, on January 12th at 16:00 pm China Standard Time.
By flying more Lihong-1 missions, CAS Space is building experience for future landings of its Kinetica-2 launch vehicle’s first-stage boosters.
CAS Space successfully conducted a suborbital launch and landing of its Lihong-1 vehicle.
CAS-SPACE recovered the return capsule of Lihong-1 with a parachute.
CAS-SPACE successfully completed the first test flight of the suborbital vehicle Lihong-1 at 08:00 UTC.
CAS Space plans to operate the Lihong-2 reusable suborbital tourism vehicle designed to carry seven passengers above the Kármán line.
CAS Space successfully conducted a suborbital launch and landing of its Lihong-1 vehicle.
Cas Space released photos of the LJ-2 rocket being shipped to the JSLC.
CAS Space is sending the LJ-2 rocket to the JSLC.
On 10 December, CAS Space launched 9 satellites onboard the ZK-1A/Lijian-1A Y11 rocket.
CAS Space won a tender to launch satellites for the Thousand Sails constellation, with an expected launch date in Q1 2026.
Of the 95 satellites launched by CAS Space, more than 55 were built by CAS-affiliated satellite manufacturers.