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CAS Space Launch Tracker

As of 21 October 2026, CAS Space has flown 6 of the 248 orbital launch attempts in 2026, 2% of the world's launches, and 17 since its first in 2022. Its latest launches and the next ones on the schedule, drawn to scale.

Data as of October 2026 · Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), checked against Jonathan McDowell's GCAT · Updated as launches happen. Methods

Latest mission

Kinetica 1 illustration

Earth Science

Kinetica 1

Sep 20, 2026

CAS Space's Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1 Y18) delivered nine satellites to sun-synchronous orbit from Dongfeng. The rideshare included Chaozhisuan-1 (onboard-AI 4 m-resolution imager), Pengcheng-Nanke-1 (5G NTN and laser-comms testbed), Qinling-01/02, Pujiang-4, three Diting-01 spacecraft, and Yunxiao Pathfinder; all reached planned orbits.

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Statistics summary

CAS Space launches

2026 so far

6

vs 3 by this date in 2025

Last 7 days

0

vs 0.2 weekly avg. over 365 days

Payload to orbit

2026 so far

10 t

vs 3 t by this date in 2025

Last 7 days

0 t

vs 0.2 t weekly avg. over 365 days

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Past launches

Kinetica 1 launch: Maiden Flight, 27 July 2022
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Kinetica 1 launch: Flight 2, 7 June 2023
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Kinetica 1 launch: Flight 3, 23 January 2024
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Kinetica 1 launch: 5 satellites, 24 September 2024
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Kinetica 1 launch: 15 satellites, 11 November 2024
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Kinetica 1 launch: DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites, 27 December 2024
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Kinetica 1 launch: 6 satellites, 21 May 2025
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Kinetica 1 launch: 7 satellites, 19 August 2025
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Kinetica 1 launch: PRSC-HS1 & AIRSAT-03/04, 19 October 2025
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Kinetica 1 launch: Chutian-2 01 & 02, 9 November 2025
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Kinetica 1 launch: 9 satellites, 10 December 2025
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Kinetica 2 launch: Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft), 30 March 2026
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Kinetica 1 launch: 8 x Jilin-1, 14 April 2026
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Kinetica 1 launch: 5 satellites, 15 May 2026
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Kinetica 1 launch: 8 x Jilin-1, 15 June 2026
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Kinetica 1 launch: 5 satellites, 23 July 2026
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Kinetica 1 launch: 9 satellites, 20 September 2026
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Every CAS Space launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.

No CAS Space launch is scheduled in the next seven days.

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CAS Space in 2026

Orbital launch attempts added up, CAS Space and the rest of the world, 2026 so far

Day by day since 1 January.

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Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Orbital launch attempts per week, CAS Space and the rest of the world, the past 12 months

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Payload delivered to orbit by CAS Space, year against year, 2023 to 2026

Tonnes, added up through each year.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

The record

Share in 2026
2%
so far
Launches in 2026
6
of 248 worldwide
Share in 2025
2%
5 launches
All time
17
since 2022

Orbital launch attempts per year, CAS Space and the rest of the world, 2022 to today

2026 so far, as of 21 October 2026.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

CAS Space's rockets in 2026

Launch success rate by CAS Space rocket, 2022 to today

Test flights are left out; partial failures count as failures.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Every year

YearCAS SpaceWorldCAS Space share
2026 (so far)62482%
202553292%
202442632%
20231223<1%
202211861%