China’s first private space company launches CERES-1 to sends new satellites to twilight orbit
China launched a commercial carrier rocket, the CERES-1 Y9, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday, sending two satellites into planned orbits.
Developed by Galactic Energy, the rocket blasted off at 7:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site.
Tianyan-16 satellite aboard the rocket is a meteorological environment detection satellite.
It carries a microwave radiometer and a laser communication payload, capable of continuously carrying out remote sensing detection and laser communication.
Starpool 01-A is a real-time wide-area integrated sensing satellite developed by Chinese satellite startup EllipSpace.
It belongs to the “StarPool Plan,“ a planned constellation comprising over 100 intelligent satellites, integrating communication, navigation and remote sensing systems into a single system.
The construction of the constellation is expected to be completed in 2027.
It was the 11th flight mission using the CERES-1 rocket series.
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