BEIJING -- China's Lijian-1 Y6 carrier rocket has completed its final assembly test as scheduled in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, according to the rocket's developer CAS Space. The rocket used a self-developed initiator for the first time during the test, along with other products that effectively reduced operating costs and shortened the production cycle, said CAS Space. As the …
The Kinetica 1-Y5 rocket blasts off on Monday. CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted the fifth flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket model on Monday afternoon, transporting 15 satellites, including one built by China for Oman, into space. The Kinetica 1-Y5 rocket lifted off at 12:03 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch …
A Kinetica 1-Y5 commercial carrier rocket with 15 satellites onboard blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in Northwest China, Nov 11, 2024. Beijing-based rocket manufacturer CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully launched 15 satellites into orbit on Monday, including one built for Oman, in what marked the first time a Chinese commercial …
