Ceres-1 launches TianYan-16 and StarPool-1A

A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y9, WE WON’T STOP，永不止步) launched the Tianyan-16 and StarPool-1A from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 4 December 2023, at 23:33 UTC (5 December, at 07:33 local time). According to official sources, TianYan-16 (天雁16) is a “meteorological environment detection satellite” and StarPool-1A (XingChi-1A, 星池一号A) is a real-time multimodal remote sensing satellite. Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). Credit: Galactic Energy/China Central Television (CCTV)