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Kinetica 2 launches SpaceSail Polar Group #17 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
CAS Space's Kinetica 2 lifted off from Launch Area 140 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 03 Nov 2026 00:15:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 00:05 UTC and ran 28 minutes. Liftoff came 10 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Polar Orbit.
The mission
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
CAS Space has now flown 18 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 12.
It was the 2nd launch from Launch Area 140.
| Liftoff | 03 Nov 2026 00:15:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Kinetica 2 |
| Provider | CAS Space |
| Pad | Launch Area 140 |
| Target orbit | Polar Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:01:07 GMT.