Galactic Energy delivered a payload into orbit in November and plans two launches of its Ceres-1 solid launcher in the second half of 2021.
China’s CERES-1 rocket completed a maiden flight on Saturday, 2020-11-07.
Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd., also known as Galactic Energy, developed the CERES-1 launch vehicle.
CERES-1 pushed a satellite into a planned sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km.
Ceres-1 can deliver 350 kg to low Earth orbit or 230 kg to a 700-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy initially planned the Ceres-1 launch for the first half of 2020 before COVID-19-related delays occurred.
The Ceres-1 solid rocket is expected to launch from Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert carrying a single satellite.
Galactic Energy is preparing to launch its solid rocket Ceres-1 from Jiuquan in early November 2020.
Galactic Energy was preparing to launch its first rocket, the Ceres-1 solid rocket, at the end of September from Jiuquan in the year referenced by the source.
Galactic Energy is expected to launch its first Ceres-1 solid launcher in August or September 2020.
Galactic Energy expected to launch Ceres-1 from Jiuquan in the August–September 2020 timeframe after COVID-19-related delays.
Galactic Energy secured $21,500,000 in funding in December 2019 for the Ceres-1 launch and development of the Pallas-1 kerosene/liquid oxygen launch vehicle.
Galactic Energy performed a successful payload fairing separation test for Ceres-1 in May 2020.
The Ceres-1 mission will be one of several private and commercial launches planned by Chinese actors in 2020.
Galactic Energy previously planned the first Ceres-1 launch for March 2020 and had customers booked for that launch.
Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd. (Galactic Energy) performed a hot fire test of the third stage of its solid-propellant Ceres-1 on 2019-12-03.
Galactic Energy performed first and second stage engine tests for Ceres-1 prior to 2019-12-03.
Galactic Energy plans to carry out ground tests across 2019 and aims to complete assembly of Ceres-1 late in 2019.
Ceres-1 is planned to be capable of placing 350 kg into a 200-kilometer low Earth orbit and 230 kg into a 200-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.