China’s Galactic Energy creates record with Ceres-1 orbital launch

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Here come 48th orbital launch of 2021. Rocket company Galactic Energy launched its second Ceres-1 rocket late Dec. 6, becoming the first Chinese private firm to reach orbit twice.

The four-stage Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 11:13 p.m. Monday, successfully placing five satellites into a roughly 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
The launch was China’s 48th of the year, and extends the country’s new national launch record for a calendar year.

The launch follows the company’s first launch in November 2020, which made Galactic Energy only the second Chinese private rocket firm to reach orbit, following the success of iSpace in July 2019.
The company announced that they planned 5 launches of Ceres-1 in 2022, plus getting their RP-1/LOX-to-be-reusable Pallas-1 (4t LEO/2t SSO) flying NET late 2022.

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Voiceover: Vikram Barhat
Credit: Galactic Energy
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Lovely, giving spacex a run for their money.

mengistok
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This rocket does not need a complex launch pad, amazing!

frankyuanzx
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too expensive per launch. space X made it reusable for a reason. Rocket lab also

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