Kinetica 1

Kinetica 1 (, also known as Lijian-1, LJ-1) is a Chinese small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by CAS Space. It is currently the second largest solid-fueled rocket in China after Orienspace's Gravity-1 rocket.

Design
Kinetica 1 is 30 m tall, 2.65 m in diameter and weighs 135 t. It consists of four solid-fuel stages. It is capable of lifting 1.5 t to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) or 2 t to low Earth orbit (LEO).

History
CAS Space conducted ground tests for the four-stage Kinetica 1 in November 2021. Its maiden flight was conducted on 27 July 2022, sending 6 satellites into SSO.