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Ceres-1 / launch vehicle

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Ceres-1 is a four-stage small-lift launch vehicle manufactured and operated by Galactic Energy, using solid-propellant motors for its first three stages and a hydrazine propulsion system for the fourth. It is about 20 m tall and 1.4 m in diameter, and can deliver 400 kg to low Earth orbit. Its first launch was on 7 November 2020; a sea-launched variant, Ceres-1S, debuted on 5 September 2023 from a converted barge off Haiyang.

(source, as of 2026-07-08)

key specs

payload to LEO //400 kgas of 2026-07-08
price per launch //$4,500,000as of 2026-07-08
flight record //21 / 23 (91.3% success)computed

faq

Who builds Ceres-1?

Ceres-1 is built by Galactic Energy. (source, as of 2026-07-08)

How many times has Ceres-1 flown?

Ceres-1 has flown 23 times. (source, as of 2026-07-08)

When did Ceres-1 first fly?

Ceres-1 first flew on 2020-11-07. (source, as of 2026-07-08)

Is Ceres-1 reusable?

Ceres-1 is not reusable. (source, as of 2026-07-08)