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Ceres-1

Galactic Energy · Ceres-1 · IN SERVICE

Ceres-1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Galactic Energy. It lifts 350 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 7 November 2020. It has flown 17 times with 15 successes, a success rate of 88.2%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEO350 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight7 November 2020
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights17
Successful15
Failed2
Success rate88.2%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantCeres-1

About Ceres-1

Ceres-1 is the first solid propellant launch vehicle of Galactic Energy.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Ceres-1 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Dawn VIR Images of Ceres
Dawn VIR Images of CeresNASA / JPL · public domainNASA ↗
Haulani Seen by VIR
Haulani Seen by VIRNASA / JPL · public domainNASA ↗
Ceres-Beobachtung von Piazzi
Ceres-Beobachtung von PiazziFranz Xaver von Zach , † 2 September 1832 · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Ceres-1 flown?
17 times, with 15 successes and 2 failures.
What is Ceres-1's success rate?
88.2%. That's 15 successful flights out of 17 attempts.
When is the next Ceres-1 launch?
Ceres-1 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Ceres-1 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Ceres-1 at 350 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Ceres-1 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Ceres-1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.