We Won’t Stop | Ceres 1 | Next Spaceflight

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:33:00

Monday December 4, 2023

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01A

2 Earth observation and/or communication satellites for MinoSpace (Tianyan-16) & ELLISPACE (Starpool-01A).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Active

Ceres 1

Active Since 2020

Agency

Galactic Energy

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

Site 95A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 1 hour

Stats

Ceres 1

11th

Mission

7th

Mission of 2023

2023

198th

Orbital launch attempt