Commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket sends new satellites to twilight orbit

STORY: Commercial CERES-1 Y9 rocket sends new satellites to twilight orbit SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rocket's launch 2. various of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Tuesday launched a CERES-1 Y9 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending two new satellites to their planned orbits. The commercial rocket blasted off at 7:33 a.m. (Beijing Time). The launch was the 11th flight mission to use the CERES-1 rocket series. Developed by Beijing-based Galactic Energy, CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket designed to send micro-satellites to low orbit. The commercial rocket is 1.4 meters in diameter, and has a total length of about 20 meters and a takeoff weight of 33 tonnes. It can carry a payload of up to 300 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km. With the capacity to carry both a single satellite and multipl

China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites

STORY: China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y6 launches 2 satellites DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the rocket STORYLINE: China on Saturday launched the CERES-1 Y6 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The commercial rocket blasted off at 1:07 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending two commercial satellites, Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16, into the planned orbit. Developed by the Beijing-based high-tech company Galactic Energy, the CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket capable of sending micro-satellites into orbit. The launch was the sixth flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

China launches CERES-1 Y4 commercial rocket with five satellites

STORY: China launches CERES-1 Y4 commercial rocket with five satellites DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket STORYLINE: China on Wednesday launched a CERES-1 Y4 carrier rocket placing a commercial satellite group in space. The rocket blasted off at 2:20 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending five Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites into the planned orbit. The payloads lifted by the rocket will be used to provide commercial remote sensing services. Developed by the Beijing-based rocket maker Galactic Energy, the CERES-1 is a small-scale solid-propellant carrier rocket capable of sending micro-satellites into low-Earth orbit. This was the 4th flight mission of the CERES-1 rocket series, the launch center said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)