Launch Kinetica-2 / SpaceSail Polar Group

Name: Launch Kinetica-2 / SpaceSail Polar Group
Start: 2026-11-02T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-11-02T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Jiuquan Space Launch Center, ~41°N, Gansu, China

Nov 2

Slated for liftoff at 00:10 UTC, signifying the first constellation deployment for CAS Space’s new liquid-fueled Kinetica-2 (Lijian-2) rocket. For this flight, the rocket will carry 18 SpaceSail (Qianfan) low Earth orbit broadband satellites into space to grow China’s burgeoning mega-constellation.