NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Autumn Sonata

Launch Time
Thu Sep 21, 2023 04:59 UTC

Vehicle lost attitude control at T+67.5 s after suffering 1st stage motor nozzle expansion burn-through. Failure was traced to improper drilling of screw holes that caused damage in the inner carbon fiber layers.

First failure of the Ceres-1, after its first 9 launches all succeeded.

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

Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B

High-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2023

155th orbital launch attempt

Ceres 1

10th mission
6th mission of 2023
1st failed mission