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Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others

Name: Ceres-1 · Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others
Start: 2025-11-10T04:02:53Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Ceres-1, flown by Galactic Energy

Ceres-1 lifting off with the Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others mission — Image via The Space Devs.

This was Galactic Energy's 6th launch of 2025, and its 22nd in all.

Counting every operator, it was the 265th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the seventh from Launch Area 95A.

Launched: Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, 4:02 a.m. UTC
Window: Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, 3:56 to 4:33 a.m. UTC
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Rocket: Ceres-1
Operator: Galactic Energy
Failure: 4th stage shut down prematurely 510 seconds into the burn after engine valve control cable suffered burn through during the engine burn.

The mission

Earth Observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial constellation. Other payloads: * Jilin-1 Platform-02A-04 * Zhongbei University-1

Type: Earth science
Destination: Sun-synchronous orbit

The rocket

Ceres-1 is the first solid propellant launch vehicle of Galactic Energy.

Built by: Galactic Energy
First flew: November 7, 2020
Lifts to low Earth orbit: 350 kg
Thrust at liftoff: 598 kN

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Stages: 3 to 4

17 flights, 15 of them successful.

The operator

Galactic Energy

Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.

Sector: Commercial
Based in: China
Founded: 2018

24 launches so far, 21 of them successful.

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The launch site

It went up from Launch Area 95A at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.

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