Lijian-2  Launch Vehicle Flight History 
              by Variant/Year (2026-present)
         by:  Ed Kyle, Last Update: March 30, 2026
    
        L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures)  
          
       Lijian-2                                      Grand
                                                     Total
Year     L(F)       L(F)       L(F)       L(F)       L(F) 
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2020      -          -          -          -          -     
2021      -          -          -          -          -      
2022      -          -          -          -          - 
2023      -          -          -          -          -  
2024      -          -          -          -          - 
2025      -          -          -          -          - 
2026     1(0)        -          -          -         1(0)
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       Lijian-1                                      Grand
                                                     Total
         L(F)       L(F)       L(F)       L(F)       L(F)    
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Suborb    -          -          -          -          -     
Orbit     1(0)        -          -          -         1(0)
Total     1(0)        -          -          -         1(0)
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                     Vehicle Configurations

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              Payload          Config.          Height     Mass 
              (tonnes)                         (meters)   (tonnes)
      (1) 200 km x 40 deg                     
      (2) 550 km x 98 deg     
==================================================================
Lijian 2   12.0 t (1)         2.5 stg kerolox    52 m      625 t   
            8.0 t (2)         
==================================================================
766 tonnes liftoff thrust using one core and two side-mount 
Common Boosters 


                      Vehicle Components          
  	
                 Common     Stg 2      PLF   
                 Booster
                (3 Total)
==================================================================
Diameter (m)     3.35  	    3.35       4.2 
Length (m)       
Mp (tonnes) 	     	  	 
GLOW (tonnes) 	  	  	 
Propellant 	 Kero       Kero  
                 LOX        LOX
                               
T (SL tonnes) 	 255.3        	      
T (VAC tonnes) 	            72.4
ISP (Vac sec) 	            330    
Burn Time (sec)  169        280
                            +24 
                            restart  	  	 
Engines/Motors   3          1          
                                              
                                               
Engine 	         YF-102	    YF-102V 
Mfgr                
==================================================================
YF-102 a GG AALPT LOX/Kerosene engine used previously 
by Tianlong 2.  Roughly 85 tonnes thrust each.  Three engines 
on each Common Booster.




                LIJIAN 2 LAUNCH HISTORY
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DATE     VEHICLE   ID  PAYLOAD              MASS(t) SITE*  ORBIT*
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03/30/26 Lijian 2  Y1  XZC-02+2sats                 JQ 140   LEO
==================================================================

NOTES by Vehicle ID

[Lijian 2 Y1] 03/30/26 1100, Inaugural Lijian 2 from JQ 140 with 
            4.2 t XZC-02 cargo ship and two smallsats (ZXC-01 and 
            Tianshi 1) that added another 0.2 t.  
            To 217 x 604 km x 84.96 deg. 

*ABBREVIATIONS

SITE

JQ:  Jiquan Satellite Launch Center 

ORBIT

LEO:  LOW EARTH ORBIT
LEO/S:  SUN SYNCHRONOUS LOW EARTH ORBIT
SUB:  SUB-ORBITAL MISSION
[FTO]:  FAILED TO ORBIT
[LEO]:  UNPLANNED LEO



  
                  SPACE LAUNCH REPORT
               CAS Space Lijian 1 (ZK-1A)
            China Solid Fuel Smallsat Launcher
                      by:  Ed Kyle

CAS Space, spun off from state-owned Chinese Academy of Sciences, 
developed Lijian 2 to serve the medium satellite market.  It is 
a 2.5-stage kerolox launch vehicle able to boost 12 tonnes to 
LEO or 8 tonnes to a 500 km sun synchronous orbit.  Lijian 2 uses 
three side-by-side Common Boosters, each powered by three YF-102 
gas generator engines.  It succeeded in its inaugural launch 
from a new launch site (140) at Jiquan on March 30, 2026. 

Lijian 2 weighs about 6% more than a Falcon 9 v1.2 at launch, but 
it catalogs a much smaller initial payload capability.  This 
conservative design may offer substantial payload growth in the 
future.    




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