8 x Jilin-1

Deployed eight Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites for Changguang Satellite Technology, launched from Jiuquan on the 12th flight of CAS Space's Kinetica-1 solid rocket. The half-meter-resolution imaging satellites expand the Jilin-1 Earth observation constellation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

800 kg (est.)

Flight

12th

of 16 Kinetica 1 flights

Date and time

14 April 2026, 04:03 UTC

Rocket

Kinetica 1

Builder

CAS Space

Launch site

Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2026-080

Launches in 2026

85th of 243

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