4 satellites

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

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

Share-ride of 4 commercial Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites to SSO, details TBD.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 7, 2026, 12:15 a.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 2, 2026, 2:54 a.m.

Updated new launch date and time per new NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 28, 2026, 7:41 p.m.

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


Ceres-2

Family:
Configuration:

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    ―
  • Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Launch Mass
    98.0 T
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    Ceres-2
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Ceres-2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1300.0 kg

Galactic Energy

Galactic Energy

(GE)

Founded: 2018 Successes: 23 Failures: 3 Pending: 1

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.

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