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Galactic EnergyCeres-1SHaiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
6 satellites
Launched
August 29, 2024 · 05:22 UTC
Summary
6 satellites launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1S from Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on August 29, 2024 at 05:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:10 to 05:35 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 15th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,746th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ceres-1S flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Ceres-1S · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ceres-1S flight · 2nd this yearGalactic Energy's 15th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,746th orbital launch attempt157th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 6 still in orbit
- Yunyao-1 15 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 16 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 17 · in orbit
- Jitianxing A-03 xing · in orbit
- Suxing-1 01 · in orbit
- Tianfu Gaofen 2 · in orbit
Gushenxing-1S Y3 Stage 4 · re-entered December 23, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Carried 6 satellites to sun synchronous orbit: * Yunyao-1 15 to 17 * Jitianxing A-03 * Suxing 1-01 * Tianfu Gaofen 2
Pad
Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
4th launch from Haiyang offshore launch location, 2nd this year · 12th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 29, 1:22 PM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
230 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
Delayed to August 29 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/23/2024 · source
Rescheduled for NET August 26 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/20/2024 · source
Launch apparently scrubbed based on launch ship location tracking.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2024 · source
Moved up to June 26 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/24/2024 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/24/2024 · source
Questions
When did 6 satellites launch?
6 satellites launched on August 29, 2024 at 05:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:10 to 05:35 UTC.
Where can I watch 6 satellites?
Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 6 satellites?
Ceres-1S, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1S spec sheet
Where did 6 satellites launch from?
Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Aug 29, 1:22 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was 6 satellites going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did 6 satellites launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).