NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

I Believe I Can Fly

Launch Time
Sat Nov 07, 2020 07:12 UTC

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

Rocket

Ceres-1
Image Credit: Galactic Energy
Galactic Energy
Status: Active
Price: $4.38 million
Liftoff Thrust: 588 kN
Payload to LEO: 400 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 19.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.4 m
Fairing Height: 2.5 m

Mission Details

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 50.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2020

88th orbital launch attempt

Ceres-1

1st mission
1st mission of 2020
1st successful mission