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Galactic EnergyCeres-1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8 satellites
Launched
March 17, 2025 · 08:07 UTC
Summary
8 satellites launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 17, 2025 at 08:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:59 to 08:46 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 18th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,905th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Ceres-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 8 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
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 14th Ceres-1 flight · 2nd this yearGalactic Energy's 18th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,905th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 8 payloads; 8 still in orbit
- Yunyao-1 55 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 56 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 57 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 58 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 59 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 60 · in orbit
- AIRSAT-06 · in orbit
- AIRSAT-07 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Carried 8 satellites to 535 km high SSO: * Yunyao-1 #55-60 * AIRSAT-06 & 07
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
58th launch from Launch Area 95A, 3rd this year · 245th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 17, 4:07 PM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2025 · source
NET March 17, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/12/2025 · source
Moved to March TBD with the cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/2/2025 · source
Delayed to March 3rd.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/1/2025 · source
Delayed to March 2 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/24/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/21/2025 · source
Questions
When did 8 satellites launch?
8 satellites launched on March 17, 2025 at 08:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:59 to 08:46 UTC.
Where can I watch 8 satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 8 satellites?
Ceres-1, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1 spec sheet
Where did 8 satellites launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 17, 4:07 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was 8 satellites going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did 8 satellites launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).