I Believe I Can Fly

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:12:00

Saturday November 7, 2020

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First flight of Ceres-1. Mission name "I Believe I Can Fly".

Apocalypse-11

Tianqi (also transcribed Tiange), also called Apocalypse, is a series of small Chinese experimental LEO comsats by Guodian Gaoke for IoT (Internet of Things) communications, which are also carrying a camera for educational purposes. Guodian Gaoke plans to operate an IoT constellation. The "Apocalypse Constellation" provides users with much-needed data collection and transmission services for terrestrial network coverage blind areas, which are widely used in marine, environmental protection, meteorological, forestry, geological, emergency, rescue, and smart city industries to enhance China's global data network coverage and application capabilities are of strategic importance.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

50 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Ceres 1

Active Since 2020


Price

$4.38 million

Rocket

Height: 19m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 400 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

588 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.4m

Height: 2.5m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 95A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 1 hour

Stats

Ceres 1


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


88th

Orbital launch attempt