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Published: Aug 19, 2025 10:59 PM
China's CAS Space, a Beijing-based commercial rocket maker, launches the eighth rocket in its Kinetica 1 series on August 19, 2025 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province. The rocket carried seven satellites, including a pair built in Mexico, into orbit. Photo: VCG

China's CAS Space, a Beijing-based commercial rocket maker, launches the eighth rocket in its Kinetica 1 series on August 19, 2025 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province. The rocket carried seven satellites, including a pair built in Mexico, into orbit. Photo: VCG