Galactic EnergyCeres-2Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Demo Flight
Launched
January 17, 2026 · 04:08 UTC
Image: Galactic Energy
Summary
Demo Flight launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-2 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 17, 2026 at 04:08 UTC. The mission failed: 1st stage failure, failed to reach orbit. The launch window ran from 03:57 to 04:20 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 24th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,186th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ceres-2 flight. The payload was bound for Unknown (N/A).
- Result
- 1st stage failure, failed to reach orbit.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ceres-2 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Unknown (N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Ceres-2 flightGalactic Energy's 24th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,186th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
65th launch from Launch Area 95A, 1st this year · 275th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 17, 12:08 PM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch failure.
Show 7 earlier updates
Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/13/2026 · source
NET January 17 per new NOTAMs; to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2026 · source
Reverted back to NET December TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/25/2025 · source
Rescheduled for December 27 per NOTAMs; Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are still uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source
Apparently scrubbed for the day, new information pending.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2025 · source
Updated possible launch date and time per new NOTAMs (in place of previous guess of Hyperbola-1 for this launch); Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/10/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/1/2025 · source
Questions
When did Demo Flight launch?
Demo Flight launched on January 17, 2026 at 04:08 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:57 to 04:20 UTC.
Why did Demo Flight fail?
1st stage failure, failed to reach orbit.
Where can I watch Demo Flight?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Demo Flight?
Ceres-2, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-2 spec sheet
Where did Demo Flight launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 17, 12:08 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Demo Flight going to?
Unknown (N/A), a test flight mission.