Ceres-2 | Demo Flight
Ceres-2 launched the Demo Flight mission for Galactic Energy from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on Jan 17, 2026 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Launch Area 95A · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ceres-2 | Demo Flight
Launched Jan 17, 2026 1:08:00 PMFailure
Flight direction
190° S
estimated from the target orbit · inclination 97.6°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Jan 17 · 1:08:00 PM
- Status
- Failure
- Launch provider
- Galactic Energy
- Rocket
- Ceres-2
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 95A · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China