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Chinese Ceres-1 Rocket Fails, Losing Three Satellites
The Ceres-1 rocket failed at the fourth stage, causing loss of three satellites; this was Galactic Energy’s second failure in 22 missions, impacting future launch schedules.
- On Nov. 9, 2025, Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 rocket failed to reach orbit after lifting off at 11:02 p.m. EST from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, losing three satellites named by Xinhua.
- At 510 seconds into flight the fourth stage shut down abnormally, stopping the mission after the first, second and third stages separated normally, Galactic Energy said.
- Since its November 2020 debut the Ceres-1 launch vehicle series has flown 22 missions with two failures, while Galactic Energy raised $336 million in September and is developing Ceres-2 and Pallas-1 rockets.
- Investors and customers face increased uncertainty as Galactic Energy said the Ceres-2 debut could be delayed until 2026, depending on the anomaly investigation of Ceres-1's failure, which may keep Ceres-1 grounded into 2026.
- That launch contributed to China's record-setting 2025 launch cadence, with the Long March 12 rocket lifting off carrying a Guowang batch, advancing the near-term goal of 400 satellites in orbit by 2027.
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Galactic Energy, a Chinese commercial space company, said on November 10 the failed launch of its Ceres-1 space rocket. The reason for the failure is clarified.
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