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Galactic EnergyCeres-1SRizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Tianqi 37-40
Launched
January 15, 2026 · 20:10 UTC
Summary
Tianqi 37-40 launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1S from Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on January 15, 2026 at 20:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:58 to 20:26 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 23rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,184th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ceres-1S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Tianqi Xingzuo 1-38, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 20, 2026, was 844 × 860 km inclined 45.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Watch Ceres-1S Launch Tianqi 37-40 from Haiyang, LIVE!! (Official TSDG Broadcast)ThatSpaceDogeGuy
- Live: Ceres-1S Flight 6 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Vehicle
- Ceres-1S · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ceres-1S flight · 1st this yearGalactic Energy's 23rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,184th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-38 · NORAD 67476 · 2026-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2026-010A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-20 23:25:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.14267719 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00107593
- Inclination
- 44.9833°
- Ascending node
- 20.0867°
- Arg. of perigee
- 331.2995°
- Mean anomaly
- 28.7251°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 73
- B*
- 0.00039610102
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 4 payloads; 4 still in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-38 · NORAD 67476 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-39 · NORAD 67477 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-40 · NORAD 67478 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-41 · NORAD 67479 · 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
7th launch from Rizhao offshore launch location, 1st this year · 22nd from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 16, 4:10 AM GMT+8, at night
7 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/15/2026 · source
Unofficial Webcast by ThatSpaceDogeGuy has started
LL2 · 1/15/2026 · source
Unofficial Webcast by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 1/15/2026 · source
Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/13/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2026 · source
Questions
When did Tianqi 37-40 launch?
Tianqi 37-40 launched on January 15, 2026 at 20:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:58 to 20:26 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianqi 37-40?
Coverage: Watch Ceres-1S Launch Tianqi 37-40 from Haiyang, LIVE!! (Official TSDG Broadcast); Live: Ceres-1S Flight 6 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianqi 37-40?
Ceres-1S, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1S spec sheet
Where did Tianqi 37-40 launch from?
Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Jan 16, 4:10 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianqi 37-40 reach?
The tracked orbit of Tianqi Xingzuo 1-38, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 20, 2026, was 844 × 860 km inclined 45.0°.
How many satellites did Tianqi 37-40 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).