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Ceres-1S launches Xiguang-4 01 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Galactic Energy's Ceres-1S lifted off from Rizhao offshore launch location at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on 21 Oct 2026 03:39:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 03:29 UTC and ran 21 minutes. Liftoff came 10 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Low Earth Orbit.
The mission
0.5 meter resolution Earth observation satellite for the city of Guangzhou government and Guangzhou University with multi-spectral imaging capability. Prototype of a proposed 25 satellites constellation.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
Galactic Energy has now flown 26 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 2.
It was the 8th launch from Rizhao offshore launch location.
| Liftoff | 21 Oct 2026 03:39:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Ceres-1S |
| Provider | Galactic Energy |
| Pad | Rizhao offshore launch location |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:58:25 GMT.