Ceres-1, launch vehicle, Galactic Energy, Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China

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Ceres-1S Y1 - the first sea launch of Ceres-1

Sep 5, 2023

The first Ceres-1S launch vehicle (Y1, “The Little Mermaid” mission) launched four Tianqi satellites (Tianqi-21 ~ 24/ 天启星座21~24) from a sea platform located near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, on 5 September 2023, at 09:34 UTC (17:34 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).

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Ceres-1 launches TianYan-16 and StarPool-1A

Dec 5, 2023

A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y9, WE WON’T STOP，永不止步) launched the Tianyan-16 and StarPool-1A from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 4 December 2023, at 23:33 UTC (5 December, at 07:33 local time). According to official sources, TianYan-16 (天雁16) is a “meteorological environment detection satellite” and StarPool-1A (XingChi-1A, 星池一号A) is a real-time multimodal remote sensing satellite. Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).