Galactic EnergyCeres-2Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Unknown Payload
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.~November 6, 2026 · 23:00 UTCAdd to calendar
Image: Galactic Energy
Summary
Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 is Go for Launch from Launch Area 95A at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with an Unknown Payload. Details remain TBD, so the confirmed T-0 is the mission’s clearest public marker.
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Window
- Nov 6, 23:28 to 23:50 UTCaround 7 am at the pad
- Vehicle
- Ceres-2 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Unknown · Unknown (N/A)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 2nd Ceres-2 flightGalactic Energy's 27th launch5th this yearhumanity's 7,431st orbital launch attempt258th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
Target from padside's flight model. Not a catalogued object; this panel switches to the tracked orbit once the object is catalogued. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
About this launch
Unknown Payload is scheduled to launch on a Galactic Energy Ceres-2 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 6, 2026 at around 23:00 UTC. The launch window runs from 23:28 to 23:50 UTC. It is Galactic Energy's 27th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 7,431st orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 2nd Ceres-2 flight. The payload is bound for Unknown (N/A).
Details TBD.
News
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Planned as the 69th launch from Launch Area 95A, 5th this year · 302nd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: around 7 am
68 launches from this pad · 301 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Updated new launch date and time per new NOTAMs.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/28/2026 · source
Questions
When does Unknown Payload launch?
Unknown Payload is scheduled on November 6, 2026 at around 23:00 UTC. The launch window runs from 23:28 to 23:50 UTC. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Unknown Payload live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching Unknown Payload?
Ceres-2, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-2 spec sheet
Where is Unknown Payload launching from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff is around 7 am local time at the pad.
What orbit is Unknown Payload going to?
Unknown (N/A), a unknown mission.