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Launch FailureGalactic Energy

Ceres-2: Demo Flight

First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.

Failure:1st stage failure, failed to reach orbit.
Saturday, 17 January 202604:08 UTC
Ceres-2: Demo Flight

Mission Data

Galactic Energy
🇨🇳Galactic EnergyEst. 2018
Launch VehicleCeres-2
Vehicle Record1 of 2 launches (50%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record24 successes / 3 failures (89%)
Success Streak3 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 95A
Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#13
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad69
Launches From This Site302
Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

Launch updates

  1. Launch failure.

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  2. Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.

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  3. NET January 17 per new NOTAMs; to be confirmed.

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  4. Reverted back to NET December TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.

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  5. Rescheduled for December 27 per NOTAMs; Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are still uncertain.

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  6. Apparently scrubbed for the day, new information pending.

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  7. Updated possible launch date and time per new NOTAMs (in place of previous guess of Hyperbola-1 for this launch); Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are uncertain.

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  8. Added launch.

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Launch Site

Launch Area 95A · 40.9691°N 100.3433°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.