Autumn Sonata
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:59:10
Thursday September 21, 2023
Mission Details
Launch Notes
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.
Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B
High-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
Rocket
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
Launch Site
Stats
Ceres 1
10th
Mission
6th
Mission of 2023
2023
155th
Orbital launch attempt