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Ceres-1 (Gushenxing-1, GX-1)
 Ceres-1 (1) (Tianqi 11) [Galactic Energy] |
 Ceres-1 (2) (Jinzijing 1-03) [Galactic Energy] |
 Ceres-1 (2) (Taijing 1) [Galactic Energy] |
Ceres-1 is a small solid fuel orbital rocket for the commercial market designed by Galactic Energy, also known as Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd.
The Ceres-1 rocket can put up to 350 kg into low earth orbit and 270 kg into a 700 km sun synchroneous orbit. It consists of three solid-fuel stages using hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene fuel topped by a liquid fueled stage.
The maiden flight took place in November 2020.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres-1 (1) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ceres-1 (2) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres-1 (1) | 350 | 270 | - | - | - | - | |
| Ceres-1 (2) | 400 | - | - | - | - |
No: Type Serial Date LS Payload
1 1 Ceres-1 (1) Y1 07.11.2020 Jq LC-43/95A Tianqi 11 2 1 Ceres-1 (2) Y2 07.12.2021 Jq LC-43/95A Jinzijing 1-03 / Jinzijing 5 / Tianjin Daxue 1 / Lize 1 / Baoyun 3 2 Ceres-1 (2) Y3 09.08.2022 Jq LC-43/95A Taijing-1 01 / Taijing-1 02 / Donghai 1 Planned: x x Ceres-1 . xx.xx.2022 Jq LC-43/95A Fangzhou 2F Launch sites: Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
