The fourth Lijian-1 launch vehicle (力箭一号遥四, Lijian-1 Y4) launched five satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 24 September 2024, at 23:33 UTC (25 September, at 07:33 local time). The Lijian-1 rocket (力箭一号), also known as ZK-1A and Kinetica-1, is a four-stage solid-propellant launch vehicle jointly developed by the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and CAS Space (Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd.). According to CAS Space, the five satellites successfully placed into orbits are: the first two AIRSAT constellation communications satellites (AIRSAT-01/02, 中科卫星01星、中科卫星02星, Zhongke-01/02), Jilin SAR01A (吉林一号SAR01A星) and Yunyao-21/22 (云遥一号21星、云遥一号22星).
Credit: AIRSAT/China Central Television (CCTV)/CAS Space
Kinetica-1 launch