The payload of the Ceres-1 launch is bound for mid-inclination Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The first-stage of Ceres-1 produces 60 tons of thrust using a solid rocket motor with an undisclosed solid propellant.
The Ceres-1 mission is bound for a mid-inclination Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The Ceres-1S mission was the 6th mission for the Ceres-1S and the 23rd launch in the Ceres-1 launch vehicle series.
Ceres-1's fourth stage burns storable liquid Monomethylhydrazine and mixed oxides of nitrogen fuel to generate 1 ton of thrust.
Ceres-1 weighs 33,000 kilograms and stands 20 meters tall.
The Long March 6A flew 10 times in 2025, the Long March 2D flew 7 times, and the Long March 7A, Long March 8A, and Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1 each flew 6 times.
Tianqi-11 was launched on November 7th as the sole satellite aboard the maiden Ceres-1 flight from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Tianqi-13 was launched on January 9th on a Ceres-1 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Galactic Energy has attempted 22 launches of its Ceres-1 rocket, achieving 20 successes.
The Ceres-1 (Y19) launch vehicle experienced a mission failure when its orbital control engine shut down abnormally early, failing to place the satellite into orbit.
Galactic Energy completed an investigation into the Ceres-1 Y19 vehicle failure that occurred on November 10th.
GALACTIC-ENERGY completed the investigation of the failed CERES-1 Y19 mission.
The fault in the CERES-1 Y19 mission was traced to excessive temperature rise in the control cable of the 2500N upper-stage engine under prolonged high-temperature thermal radiation.
The Ceres-1 rocket was involved in its second reported failure in 22 missions.
The first three stages and separations of the Ceres-1 rocket operated as planned.
The Ceres-1 rocket made its debut in November 2020.
The Ceres-1 Y-19 rocket took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at around 11:02 p.m. EST.
The Ceres-1 Y-19 rocket by Galactic Energy is 62 feet tall.
The private company Galactic Energy's solid rocket Ceres-1 was launched on November 10, but an anomaly occurred in the upper stage, resulting in the loss of three satellites on board.