Kinetica-1 succeeds for the third time in a row [Kinetica-1 Y3]
CAS Space's Kinetica-1 launch vehicle has flown its third successful mission.
Early on the 23rd of January, CAS Space launched its first mission of the year carrying five satellites atop of its Kinetica-1 rocket. The Kinetica-1 rocket lifted off from Launch Area 130 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and flew to a sun-synchronous orbit of the Earth.
The five satellites onboard were spatial observation spacecraft manufactured by the Chinese company MINOSPACE. The satellites were; Taijing-1 03, Taijing-2 02 & 04, Taijing-3 02, and Taijing-4 03.
MINOSPACE, the primary customer of this mission for Kinetica-1, is a Chinese satellite R&D and manufacturing company. The company manufactures satellite platforms, commonly called a 'bus', along with entire satellites. They also offer manufacturing services for components such as; electronic communications, internal systems, and optical payloads.
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