Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:12:00
Saturday November 7, 2020
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First flight of Ceres-1. Mission name "I Believe I Can Fly".
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
Agency
Galactic EnergyPrice
$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
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2020
88th
Orbital launch attempt