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Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

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

First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.

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Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 17, 2026, 6:53 a.m.

Launch failure.

Link https://www.news.cn/tech/20260117/b31eef0867f346a0815ca670e4b215f6/c.html
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 13, 2026, 5:45 p.m.

Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2750529#msg2750529
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 10, 2026, 6:15 a.m.

NET January 17 per new NOTAMs; to be confirmed.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2749806#msg2749806
Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 25, 2025, 3:40 a.m.

Reverted back to NET December TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=61866.msg2746159#msg2746159
Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 24, 2025, 5:03 a.m.

Rescheduled for December 27 per NOTAMs; Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are still uncertain.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2746001#msg2746001
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Ceres-2

Family:
Configuration:

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

Galactic Energy

Galactic Energy

(GE)

Founded: 2018 Successes: 24 Failures: 3 Pending: 0

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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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