Ceres-1

Active Ceres-1

Galactic Energy (GE)

Nov. 7, 2020

Description

Ceres-1 is the first solid propellant launch vehicle of Galactic Energy.

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

Galactic Energy

Commercial
None
GE 2018

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.

Ceres-1 | Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01A

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 4, 2023, 11:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

2 Earth observation and/or communication satellites for MinoSpace (Tianyan-16) & ELLISPACE (Starpool-01A).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Sept. 21, 2023, 4:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

New high resolution Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 Wideband-02A

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aug. 25, 2023, 4:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ceres-1 | 7 satellites

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aug. 10, 2023, 4:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Seventh launch of the Ceres-1 rocket, a share-ride mission with 7 satellites. This launch carried Xiguang-1 (01), Star Pool-1B satellite, GeoSat Intelligent Emergency-1, and the Xi’an Hangtou -88, -96, -104 and -112 satellites.

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Ceres-1 | Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 22, 2023, 5:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Share ride launch of 2 satellites to SSO: * Qiankun-1 Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) technology demonstration satellite for CSpace * Xingshidai‐16 Earth observation satellite for ADASpace

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Ceres-1 | 5 satellites

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 9, 2023, 5:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

5 different satellites on a ride share launch mission, details TBD. The 5 satellites are: * Xiamen SciTech 1 * Tianqi 13 * Tianmu-1 01 & 02 * Nantong Zhongxue

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Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-08, 51 to 54

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 16, 2022, 6:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

5 new Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

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Ceres-1 | Taijing-1-01 & 02

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aug. 9, 2022, 4:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Two commercial Earth observation satellites built by Minospace.

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Ceres-1 | Golden Bauhinia 1-03 & others

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Dec. 7, 2021, 4:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This mission carried five commercial small satellites into orbit. These include: a remote sensing satellite Tianjin University-1, two remote sensing satellites for Golden Bauhinia 1 (also known as Jinzijing 1) constellation; and experimental satellites Lize-1 and Baoyun.

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Ceres-1 | Tianqi-11

Galactic Energy | CHN
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Nov. 7, 2020, 7:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tianqi (also transcribed Tiange) is a series of small Chinese experimental LEO comsats by Guodian Gaoke for IoT (Internet of Things) communications, which are also carrying a camera for educational purposes. Guodian Gaoke plans to operate an IoT constellation. The "Apocalypse Constellation" provides users with much-needed data collection and transmission services for terrestrial network coverage blind areas, which are widely used in marine, environmental protection, meteorological, forestry, geological, emergency, rescue and smart city industries to enhance China's global data network coverage and application capabilities are of strategic importance.

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Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 9 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-52
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 10 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-51
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 2D
Success
5 days, 3 hours ago
SuperView Neo 3-01
Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Commercial Earth observation satellite built by CAST for China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd, with 0.5 m resolution over 9 image wavele…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 6-49
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
USSF-62
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

First Weather System Follow-on (WSF) satellite. WSF-M (Weather System Follow-on - Microwave) is the next-generation operational environmental sate…