Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)

The Kinetica 2 rocket, provided by CAS Space, is set to launch the Qingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China, on March 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC. The Qingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight launch date is scheduled for this time, and CAS Space will be launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the People's Republic of China. The Kinetica 2 rocket will carry the Qingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight into Low Earth Orbit, as part of the mission to test the Kinetica-2 rocket and Qingzhou cargo resupply spacecraft.

Aboard the rocket, the payload is a test flight of the Qingzhou cargo resupply spacecraft, operated by CAS Space, which is designed for future cargo transport to the Chinese Tiangong Space Station under a commercial contract from the CMSEO. The Kinetica 2 rocket, provided by CAS Space, will deliver this payload into Low Earth Orbit, where it will serve as the first test launch and mission of the Kinetica-2 rocket and Qingzhou cargo resupply spacecraft, with the Kinetica 2 rocket potentially also carrying a batch of LEO communication satellites as a secondary payload.