Launch Failure

Ceres-2 | Demo Flight

Name: Ceres-2 | Demo Flight
Start: 2026-01-17T04:08:00.000Z
End: 2026-01-17T04:20:00.000Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

January 17, 2026 at 4:08 AM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Ceres-2 | Demo Flight launch image — Mission imagery · Ceres-2

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January 17, 2026 at 4:08 AM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Launch Area 95A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9691, 100.3433

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Rocket: Ceres-2
Launch site: Launch Area 95A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: January 17, 2026 at 3:57 AM UTC
Window closes: January 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM UTC
Feed updated: January 17, 2026 at 6:53 AM UTC

Mission description

First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.

Vehicle

Ceres-2

Height

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Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

2,000 kg

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Launch complex

Launch Area 95A

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

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