Ceres-1S | Tianqi 37-40

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Launch Window

Jan. 15, 2026, 7:58 p.m. - Jan. 15, 2026, 8:26 p.m.

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Live: Ceres-1S Flight 6 Launch (No Commentary)

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Tianqi 37-40

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Communications

Low Earth Orbit Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

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

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 15, 2026, 8:54 p.m.

Launch success.

Link https://finance.sina.com.cn/7x24/2026-01-16/doc-inhhmthz7146567.shtml
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 15, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Liftoff.

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYp6Zs6Diw
LL2 • Jan. 15, 2026, 7:46 p.m.

Unofficial Webcast by ThatSpaceDogeGuy has started

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYp6Zs6Diw
LL2 • Jan. 15, 2026, 7:05 p.m.

Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLI3ImHOIgk
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 13, 2026, 5:43 p.m.

Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2750526#msg2750526
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Ceres-1S

Family:
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
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  • 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: 2 Pending: 2

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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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