CAS Space
Chinese space launch enterprise
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| 2025 | Scheduled debut flight of the Kinetica 2 medium-lift liquid propellant rocket, featuring a CBC design and using kerosene and liquid oxygen propellant. |
| 2024 | Planned commencement of space tourism service. |
| December 27 2024 | CAS Space launched Kinetica 1 Flight 6 from LS-130 at JSLC, which experienced a failure due to third stage instability. The payload included Dier-3 (B300-L01), Yunyao-1, Yinglong 1, Yangwang 2, Yixian A, and CASAA-Sat satellites. |
| November 11 2024 | CAS Space successfully launched Kinetica 1 Flight 5 from LS-130 at JSLC, carrying multiple satellites including Jilin-1 Gaofen-05B, Pingtai 02A03, Yunyao-1 31-36, Shiyan-26 A/B/C, Xiguang-1 04/05, OmanSat 1, and Tianyan-24 into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). |
| September 24 2024 | CAS Space successfully launched Kinetica 1 Flight 4 from LS-130 at JSLC, delivering Zhongke-01/02, Jilin-1 SAR-01A, and Yunyao-21/22 satellites into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). |
| January 23 2024 | CAS Space successfully launched Kinetica 1 Flight 3 from LS-130 at JSLC, carrying Taijing series satellites (Taijing-1-03, Taijing-2-02, Taijing-2-04, Taijing-3-02, Taijing-4-03) into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). |
| 2023 | Planned full-fledged uncrewed suborbital flight of the space tourism vehicle. |
| June 7 2023 | CAS Space successfully launched Kinetica 1 Flight 2 from LS-130 at JSLC, delivering multiple satellites including Shiyan 24A/B, Fucheng-1, Xi'an Hangtou-8, Tianyi 26, and 20 undisclosed satellites into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). |
| 2022 | Planned uncrewed demonstration flight of the space tourism vehicle. |
| July 27 2022 | CAS Space successfully launched Kinetica 1 Flight 1 from LS-130 at JSLC, carrying multiple satellites including SATech 01, Dianci Zuzhuang Shiyan, Jinan-1, and Nanyue Science Satellite into Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). |
| August 2021 | CAS Space announced the development of a single-stage sub-orbital space tourism vehicle, designed to be similar to Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and powered by five Xuanyuan engines. |
| 2018 | CAS Space was founded in Guangzhou as a commercial space launch provider, majority owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
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