Ceres
updated 3 days ago
Chinese commercial small-lift solid-fuel orbital rocket
Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 is one of China's busiest commercial solid rockets — it launches from both land and sea, and completed five missions in 2024 alone. The sea-launch option, lifting off from a converted barge in the Yellow Sea, lets the company pick orbits that a fixed pad wouldn't allow.
We track every Ceres launch.
Next launch in 1 dayNov 6
Service since 2020
2020 to 2026
2020 first flight 2023 peak (7 launches)
- launches
- 25
- success
- 88%
- upcoming
- 1
Ceres launch activity
Past launches and what's coming up
- Sep 05 202511:35 UTCSep 05 202511:35 UTC
- Nov 10 202504:02 UTCNov 10 202504:02 UTC
- Jan 15 202620:10 UTCJan 15 202620:10 UTC
- Jan 17 202604:05 UTCJan 17 202604:05 UTC
- Oct 21 202603:39 UTCOct 21 202603:39 UTC
- Now Nov 05 · 2026
Upcoming
- Nov 06 202623:35 UTCNov 06 202623:35 UTC
Full launch history
| 2026 | ||||
Nov 6, 2026Next | Ceres-2 Flight 2 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 2 | |||
Today | ||||
Oct 21, 2026 | Xiguang-4 01 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
Jan 17, 2026Failure | LilacSat 3 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 2 | |||
Jan 15, 2026 | Tianqi 37-40 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
| 2025 | ||||
Nov 10, 2025Failure | Jilin-1 Gaofen-04C China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Sep 5, 2025 | Kaiyun-1 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
May 19, 2025 | Tianqi 16, 17, 18, 20 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
Mar 21, 2025 | Yunyao-1 43-48 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Mar 17, 2025 | AIRSAT 06 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Jan 20, 2025 | Yunyao-1 37-40 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
| 2024 | ||||
Dec 19, 2024 | Tianqi 33-36 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
Aug 29, 2024 | Yunyao-1 15-17 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
Jun 6, 2024 | Eros China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
May 30, 2024 | Jiguang Xingzuo 01 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
May 29, 2024 | Tianqi 25-28 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
| 2023 | ||||
Dec 4, 2023 | Tianyan-16 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Sep 21, 2023Failure | Jilin-1 Gaofen-04B China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Sep 5, 2023 | Tianqi 21-24 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1S | |||
Aug 25, 2023 | Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Aug 10, 2023 | Diwei Zhineng Yingji-1 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Jul 22, 2023 | Qiankun-1 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Jan 9, 2023 | Nantong Zhongxue China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
| 2022 | ||||
Nov 16, 2022 | Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D 08, 51-54 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
Aug 9, 2022 | Taijing-1 01 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
| 2021 | ||||
Dec 7, 2021 | Tianjin University-1 China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||
| 2020 | ||||
Nov 7, 2020 | Tianqi-11 (Scorpio-1) China • Galactic Energy • Ceres 1 | |||