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CERES 1

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Orbit: LEOLaunched 11/16/2021
Technical Specifications
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Dry Mass
400 kg
Total Mass
446 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

French Armament General Directorate (DGA)

Manufacturer

French Armament General Directorate (DGA)
Launch Mission

CERES 1-3

11/16/2021

Entity Mentions
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Ceres 1 first reached orbit in November 2020 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, becoming the second privately developed Chinese orbital launcher after i Spaces SQX 1.

Mentioned as: Ceres 1Source

An Arianespace Vega flight on 2021-11-16 delivered the CERES 1, CERES 2, and CERES 3 satellites into orbit for CNES on behalf of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces (DGA).

Mentioned as: CERES 1SourceNov 17, 2021