Zhongke (ZK-1A)

 
 
CAS Space -- Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd.
 

CAS Space, registered in December 2018 as Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd., is developing solid rockets before developing more complex liquid propellant launchers.
 
The company aims for a first launch of the ZK-1A solid rocket capable of lifting 1.33 tons to SSO in 2022.
The Zhongke-1A (ZK-1A) could be China’s largest solid orbital rocket in terms of payload capacity at time of flight.
 
The ZK-1A is a four-stage SLV, also named
"Lijian-1". The specified thrust for the 4 solid fuel motors is 200, 100, 50 and 10 t. The take-off weight is 135 t.
It is probably an upgraded KZ-11 launcher with a core diameter of 2.20 m. Depending on the length of the fairing, the launcher reaches 24.5 or 26 m in high.