Galactic EnergyPallas-1Pallas-1 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Demo Flight
Launched
September 1, 2026 · 02:00 UTC
Image: Galactic Energy
Summary
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 completed its inaugural test flight from Jiuquan, successfully carrying a dummy payload to orbit. This demo mission marks the first flight of the new rocket.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Pallas-1 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- Pallas1 F1 · flight 1 · expendable0/0 landed here
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Pallas-1 flightGalactic Energy's 25th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 7,380th orbital launch attempt207th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
Demo Flight launched on a Galactic Energy Pallas-1 from Pallas-1 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 1, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:52 to 04:09 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 25th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 7,380th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Pallas-1 flight. Booster Pallas1 F1 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket, with a dummy payload on board.
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Pad
Pallas-1 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Pallas-1 Launch Pad, 1st this year · 294th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 1, 10:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight
1 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Demo Flight launch?
Demo Flight launched on September 1, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:52 to 04:09 UTC.
Where can I watch Demo Flight?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Demo Flight?
Pallas-1, flown by Galactic Energy. Pallas-1 spec sheet
Where did Demo Flight launch from?
Pallas-1 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 1, 10:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster Pallas1 F1 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit was Demo Flight going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a test flight mission.