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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Communications

Low Earth Orbit Rizhao offshore launch location Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • May 19, 2025, 8:19 a.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • May 19, 2025, 7:39 a.m.

Liftoff.


LL2 • May 19, 2025, 7:04 a.m.

Unofficial Re-stream by International Rocket Launches has started


Cosmic_Penguin • May 14, 2025, 5:21 p.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.


Ceres-1S

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Configuration: Ceres-1S

Ceres-1S is the sea launched version of Ceres-1 from Galactic Energy.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    3
  • Max Stage
    4
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.28 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    598.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Ceres-1S
  • Family
  • Variant
    Ceres-1S
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Ceres-1S
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    350.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    230.0 kg

Galactic Energy

Galactic Energy

(GE)

Founded: 2018 Successes: 21 Failures: 3 Pending: 1

Agency Type:

Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.

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