Orbital launch vehicle
Ceres-1
Ceres-1 is the first solid propellant launch vehicle of Galactic Energy.
Flights flown17
Success rate88.2%15/17
Payload to LEO350kg
Maiden flight2020-11-07
Peak year20236 flights
Ceres-1 is built by Galactic Energy of China. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 7 November 2020.
Flight record
88.2% success rate15 of 17 flown · 2 failed
2020peak 2023 · 6 flights2025
First flight2020-11-07
Latest flight2025-11-10
Failures2
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround4d 3h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 350kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 230kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Liftoff thrust | 598kN |
| Maiden flight | 2020-11-07 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Sun-Synchronous Orbit16Low Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 2025-09-05 | Ceres-1 | 3 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-03-21 | Ceres-1 | Yunyao-1 43-48 | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-03-17 | Ceres-1 | 8 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-01-20 | Ceres-1 | 5 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-06-06 | Ceres-1 | 3 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-05-30 | Ceres-1 | 5 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-12-04 | Ceres-1 | Tianyan-16 & Starpool-01A | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-09-21 | Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 2023-08-25 | Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 Wideband-02A | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-10 | Ceres-1 | 7 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-07-22 | Ceres-1 | Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-01-09 | Ceres-1 | 5 satellites | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-11-16 | Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-08, 51 to 54 | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-08-09 | Ceres-1 | Taijing-1-01 & 02 | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-07 | Ceres-1 | Golden Bauhinia 1-03 & others | Launch Area 95A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2020-11-07 | Ceres-1 | Tianqi-11 | Launch Area 95A | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Operator page