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Ceres-1S

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Galactic Energy (GE)

Sept. 5, 2023

Description

Ceres-1S is the sea launched version of Ceres-1 from Galactic Energy.

Specifications

Minimum Stage
3
Max Stage
4
Length
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Diameter
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Fairing Diameter
1.28 m
Launch Mass
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Thrust
598.0 kN

Family

Name
Ceres-1S
Family
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Variant
Ceres-1S
Alias
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Full Name
Ceres-1S

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
350.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
230.0 kg

Galactic Energy

Commercial

None

GE 2018

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.

Previous Flights

flew on five previous launch(es).

Ceres-1S | Tianqi 16-18 & 20

Galactic Energy | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
May 19, 2025, 7:38 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Low Earth Orbit

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Ceres-1S | Tianqi 33-36

Galactic Energy | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Dec. 19, 2024, 10:18 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Low Earth Orbit

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Ceres-1S | 6 satellites

Galactic Energy | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Aug. 29, 2024, 5:22 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Carried 6 satellites to sun synchronous orbit: * Yunyao-1 15 to 17 * Jitianxing A-03 * Suxing 1-01 * Tianfu Gaofen 2

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Ceres-1S | Tianqi 25-28

Galactic Energy | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
May 29, 2024, 8:12 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Low Earth Orbit

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Ceres-1S | Tianqi 21-24

Galactic Energy | China
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Sept. 5, 2023, 9:34 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Low Earth Orbit

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