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Galactic EnergyCeres-1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5 satellites
Launched
January 9, 2023
Summary
5 satellites launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 9, 2023. It was Galactic Energy's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,371st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ceres-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Xiamen Keji 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 505 × 519 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ceres-1 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ceres-1 flight · 1st this yearGalactic Energy's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,371st orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xiamen Keji 1 · NORAD 55133 · 2023-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-003A
- Epoch
- 2023-01-09 13:02:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.20292562 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00096
- Inclination
- 97.2638°
- Ascending node
- 99.6392°
- Arg. of perigee
- 309.5103°
- Mean anomaly
- 191.3364°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 5 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- Xiamen Keji 1 · NORAD 55133 · re-entered December 9, 2025
- Tianmu-1 qixiang xingzou 01 · NORAD 55135 · in orbit
- Tianmu-1 qixiang xingzou 02 · NORAD 55137 · in orbit
- Nantong Zhongxue Hao · re-entered November 30, 2024
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-17 · re-entered November 30, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
5 different satellites on a ride share launch mission, details TBD. The 5 satellites are: * Xiamen SciTech 1 * Tianqi 13 * Tianmu-1 01 & 02 * Nantong Zhongxue
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36th launch from Launch Area 95A, 1st this year · 183rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/5/2023 · source
Questions
When did 5 satellites launch?
5 satellites launched on January 9, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch 5 satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 5 satellites?
Ceres-1, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1 spec sheet
Where did 5 satellites launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did 5 satellites reach?
Xiamen Keji 1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 505 × 519 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did 5 satellites launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).