3 satellites

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Technology

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Area 95A Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Carried 3 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Kaiyun-1 * Yuxing-3-08 * Yunyao-27

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 5, 2025, 12:07 p.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 3, 2025, 6:05 a.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.


Ceres-1

Family:
Configuration: Ceres-1

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

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

Galactic Energy

Galactic Energy

(GE)

Founded: 2018 Successes: 20 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

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.

INFO

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Area 95A


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Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 9 hours ago
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Ceres-1
Success
2 days, 10 hours ago
3 satellites
Launch Area 95A - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Carried 3 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Kaiyun-1 * Yuxing-3-08 * Yunyao-27


Long March 3C/YZ-1
Success
2 days, 19 hours ago
Shiyan 29
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Satellite officially named for "space environment detection" purposes, exact details unknown.


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 10 hours ago
Starlink Group 10-22
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 18 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-8
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Shavit-2
Success
5 days, 2 hours ago
Ofek-19
Shavit Launch Pad - Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel

Ofek-19 is an Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite with enhanced capabilities.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 10-14
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Starlink Group 17-7
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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