CAS Space, a Chinese company, announced Sunday the successful launch of its Kinetica-1 rocket, carrying nine satellites into designated orbits. The operation occurred on September 20, at 12:03 PM Beijing time (07:03 AM Moscow time), from the commercial launch site
at China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The nine diverse satellites included two "Pengcheng Sua" remote sensing satellites and a telecommunications satellite for integrating wired and wireless networks. The payload also featured the "Chaojisuan-1" satellite, with high-resolution imaging and in-orbit data processing,
along with three others: "Diting-01" for electromagnetic spectrum monitoring, and two named "Puxing-4" and "Yunsao Tanluzheg." The Kinetica-1 rocket, a four-stage, solid-propellant vehicle used in this mission, is 31 meters long and 3.35 meters in diameter. It can transport up to
two tons of payload to low Earth orbit.
