Galactic Energy completed a failure investigation into Ceres-2 in June 2026.
Ceres-2 is a four-stage launch vehicle that uses mostly solid rocket propellant.
Galactic Energy determined that the Ceres-2 flight failure was caused by insufficient design margin in the support structure of the rear section of the first-stage nozzle throat liner.
Galactic Energy verified that its corrective measures for Ceres-2 were effective through ground testing.
The Ceres-2 maiden flight failed shortly after liftoff and destroyed the rocket and several customer satellites.
Galactic Energy attempted to launch its Ceres-2 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on January 17, 2026.
Galactic Energy concluded that the Ceres-2 issue was resolved after applying lessons learned to prevent similar failures.
Galactic Energy reproduced the Ceres-2 failure mode in ground tests and simulations.
Ceres-1 has not flown since the Ceres-2 failure.
Galactic Energy’s first Ceres-2 failed on January 17 early into flight.
The Ceres 2 mission experienced a failure on a commercial launcher that shared the same flight termination system (FTS) in February 2026.
There is a rumor that the Ceres-2 flight termination system (FTS) activated late during the launch.
Ceres-2 crashed near or inside the parameter of JSLC.
Galactic Energy is preparing the debut launch of its larger Ceres 2 solid propellant vehicle from Jiuquan to offer higher-capacity services to domestic and international customers.
The Flight Termination System (FTS) was triggered on the Ceres-2.
The Ceres-2 vehicle crashed near the launch pad.
The debut launch of the solid Ceres-2 from Jiuquan at 0408 UTC on January 17, 2026, also failed.
Pictures taken around the Ceres-2 launch show Tianlong 3 in a vertical position.
GALACTIC-ENERGY's CERES-2 rocket failed to achieve orbit on its maiden flight.
GALACTIC-ENERGY released the mission patch of CERES-2's debut launch.