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Ceres-1S

Galactic Energy · Ceres-1 · IN SERVICE

Ceres-1S is an expendable launch vehicle built by Galactic Energy. It lifts 350 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 5 September 2023. It has flown 7 times with 7 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. 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 flight5 September 2023
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 flights7
Successful7
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantCeres-1S

About Ceres-1S

Ceres-1S is the sea launched version of Ceres-1 from Galactic Energy.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

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There's no Ceres-1S 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.

CERES-1
CERES-1Kaynouky · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Ceres-1 Yao-4 carrier rocket launch
Ceres-1 Yao-4 carrier rocket launchChina News Service · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Ceres-1 Yao-4 carrier rocket launch (cropped)
Ceres-1 Yao-4 carrier rocket launch (cropped)China News Service · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Ceres-1S flown?
7 times, with 7 successes and 0 failures.
What is Ceres-1S's success rate?
100.0%. That's 7 successful flights out of 7 attempts.
When is the next Ceres-1S launch?
Ceres-1S has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Ceres-1S lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Ceres-1S at 350 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Ceres-1S reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Ceres-1S as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.