Galactic EnergyCeres-1SRizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Tianqi 25-28
Launched
May 29, 2024 · 08:12 UTC

Summary
Tianqi 25-28 launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1S from Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on May 29, 2024 at 08:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 08:50 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,693rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ceres-1S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianqi Xingzuo 1-22, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 844 × 859 km orbit inclined 45.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ceres-1S · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ceres-1S flight · 1st this yearGalactic Energy's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,693rd orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-22 · NORAD 59909 · 2024-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-102A
- Epoch
- 2024-05-29 13:18:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.14305307 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010503
- Inclination
- 44.9794°
- Ascending node
- 355.1052°
- Arg. of perigee
- 298.5502°
- Mean anomaly
- 174.905°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 4 payloads; 4 still in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-22 · NORAD 59909 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-23 · NORAD 59910 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-24 · NORAD 59911 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-25 · NORAD 59912 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Pad

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
1st launch from Rizhao offshore launch location, 1st this year · 11th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: May 29, 4:12 PM GMT+8, in daylight
7 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Questions
When did Tianqi 25-28 launch?
Tianqi 25-28 launched on May 29, 2024 at 08:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:00 to 08:50 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianqi 25-28?
Coverage: Ceres-1S launches four Tianqi satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianqi 25-28?
Ceres-1S, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1S spec sheet
Where did Tianqi 25-28 launch from?
Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was May 29, 4:12 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianqi 25-28 reach?
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-22, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 844 × 859 km orbit inclined 45.0°.
How many satellites did Tianqi 25-28 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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