Mission
Ceres-1S launched Xiguang-4 01 from Rizhao offshore launch location at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.
Before the flight
0.5 meter resolution Earth observation satellite for the city of Guangzhou government and Guangzhou University with multi-spectral imaging capability. Prototype of a proposed 25 satellites constellation.
- Launched
- 11:39 UTC+8 at the pad
- Rocket
- Ceres-1SGalactic Energy
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang, China2nd launch from this pad in 2026278 days after the last
4th
Galactic Energy launch of 2026
Ceres-1S
Galactic Energy7 launches since September 2023, 7 successful
0.6MN
Thrust at liftoff
0.4t
Payload to low Earth orbit
About Ceres-1S
Ceres-1S is the sea launched version of Ceres-1 from Galactic Energy.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 432km | 27,555km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 383km | 27,659km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 383km | 27,659km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 432km | 27,555km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 432km | 27,555km/h |
| HubbleIn sunlight | 469km | 27,483km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 20 h old.
