Rocket file · LV-542
Pallas-1
Pallas-1 is a reusable launch vehicle built by Galactic Energy. It stands 49.6 m tall, lifts 7,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 1 September 2026. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Pallas-1
Pallas-1 is a 2 stage, semi-reusable launch vehicle built by the Chinese private launch services provider Galactic Energy. Both stages are powered by the gas generator cycle rocket engine Welkin/Cangqiong 50 (CQ-50) using kerosene and liquid oxygen, with 7 engines on the 1st stage and 1 vacuum variant on the 2nd stage. It can launch 7 tonnes to LEO and 3 tonnes to SSO when the 1st stage is recovered downrange.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Pallas-1 flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesPallas-1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Pallas-1 flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Pallas-1's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- When is the next Pallas-1 launch?
- Pallas-1 has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Pallas-1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Pallas-1 at 7,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Pallas-1 reusable?
- Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Pallas-1 as reusable. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.