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December 12, 2025, 11:08 PM EST. CAS Space's 11th Kinetica 1 launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center deployed nine satellites, including three for the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Nepal. The mission carried six Chinese multifunctional satellites plus an Earth-observation satellite for the UAE, a science satellite for Egypt and an educational satellite for Nepal. UAE's satellite 813 - developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites for the National Space Science and Technology Center at United Arab Emirates University - carries a hyperspectral imager, a panchromatic imager and an atmospheric polarimeter to monitor vegetation, water, land use and climate. Egypt's SPNEX measures space plasma in the ionosphere; Nepal's Slippers2Sat demonstrates technology with student-built hardware. The mission supports emergency response and environmental monitoring, highlighting CAS Space's role in China's growing commercial space sector.