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Chinese firm launches first LatAm payload into orbit

Updated on: 20 August,2025 08:47 AM IST  |  beijing
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The launch took place on Tuesday using a Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. The mission was CAS Space’s second Kinetica-1 flight in 2025 and the payloads were placed in a sun-synchronous orbit

Chinese firm launches first LatAm payload into orbit

The Kinetica-1 rocket lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. PIC COURTESY/CAS Space

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Chinese commercial space launch provider CAS Space successfully launched seven satellites into orbit, including two Mexican femtosats, marking their first foray into launching payloads for a Latin American client. 

The launch took place on Tuesday using a Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. The mission was CAS Space’s second Kinetica-1 flight in 2025 and the payloads were placed in a sun-synchronous orbit.


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