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CAS Space, spun out of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018, has launched the Kinetica-1 solid-fuel rocket, among the most capable small solid launchers flying today.
ACTIVECAS Space is a Chinese commercial launch company incubated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Mechanics. It develops, builds and launches a series of medium and large commercial launch vehicles, including the solid-fuel Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1), which is in serial launch service.
CAS Space (also known as Zhongke Yuhang) was established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to commercialize rocket technology. The company developed and successfully flew Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1), a four-stage solid-propellant rocket that achieved orbit on its first flight in 2022, delivering multiple satellites. It is one of the largest solid-fuel rockets developed by a Chinese commercial company, with plans for a larger liquid-fueled follow-on vehicle.
Rank 20 of 93 ranked companies. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 12 and 34.
3 of 5 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 77% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-14 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees, Legal name
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No private round on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Four-stage solid-propellant orbital launch vehicle. Reached orbit on its maiden flight on 27 July 2022, deploying six satellites.
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 2 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Launches flown as provider
12 since Nov 18, 2024
1 failed. Latest: Kinetica 1 | 9 satellites
Our launch record starts Nov 18, 2024; earlier launches are not counted here. Every kind of launch in the feed counts, crewed, lunar and station missions included.
Source: Launch Library 2 launch record
Latest launch Sep 20, 2026
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). CAS Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/cas-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "CAS Space: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/cas-space.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_casspace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{CAS Space}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/cas-space}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/cas-space},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}