| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-05-19, 07:35 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2025-05-19, 15:35 (CST) |
| Launch provider | Galactic Energy |
| Launch vehicle | Ceres-1S |
| Launch site | Oriental Spaceport Launch Ship (Area 1), China Coastal Waters |
| Payloads | Tianqi-16, 17, 18, and 20 |
Webcasts:
- International Rocket Launches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61XEkZWxwEU
Stats:
☑️ 4th Ceres 1S mission this year, 20th overall
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International Rocket Launches are live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61XEkZWxwEU
Ceres-1S is currently being raised to vertical.
It’s past the announced T-0 time and the rocket is still on the ship, so… maybe it’s a scrub?Edit: Scratch that, we have liftoff!
Satellite orbits catalogued by Jonathan McDowell:
https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lpkpdshfsk2b
LAUNCH at 0738 UTC May 19 of a Gushenxing-1S from the Dongfang Hangtian barge in the Yellow Sea near Rizhao, placing four Tianqi satellites in orbit for IoT comms.
https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lpkvffc2ls2t
Tianqi-16, 17, 18, 20 cataloged in 835 x 853 km x 45.0 deg orbit