China-Satellite Launch/CERES-2
China-Satellite Launch/CERES-2
Dateline : Nov 7, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 0'35
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China - Nov 7, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Ceres-2 Y3 carrier rocket blasting off, ascending
China's privately-developed commercial Ceres-2 Y3 carrier rocket sent four satellites into the orbit on Saturday morning.
The rocket blasted off at 07:37 Beijing Time on Saturday (2337 GMT on Friday) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending the satellites of Guanlan Shiyan, Yunyao-1 28, Zhongbei Daxue-1 and Juntian-1 06A into the planned orbit.
The launch marked the second flight of the Ceres-2 carrier rocket, developed Chinese space firm Galactic Energy (Beijing Galactic Energy Space Technology Co., Ltd.).
CERES-2 is a medium-class solid-fuel carrier rocket designed for flexible, truck-based launches. It has been developed through technological upgrades to CERES-1, and the earlier model has completed 21 launches and delivered 89 satellites into space.
CERES-2 combines solid-fuel propulsion in its first three stages with a liquid-fuel upper stage. The rocket has a liftoff weight of about 100 tons and can carry up to 1.6 tons to a 500-kilometer low-Earth orbit, or 1.3 tons to a Sun-synchronous orbit at the same altitude, according to the official website of the company.
ID : 8507181
Published : 2026-11-07 09:10
Last Modified : 2026-11-07 18:00:30
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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