flown missionFailure

Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others

Galactic EnergyLaunch Area 95A — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaNov 10, 2025, 04:02 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Earth Observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial constellation. Other payloads: * Jilin-1 Platform-02A-04 * Zhongbei University-1

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Nov 10, 2025, 04:02 UTC
Window opens: Nov 10, 2025, 03:56 UTC
Window closes: Nov 10, 2025, 04:33 UTC
Last updated: Nov 20, 2025, 23:02 UTC
Fail reason: 4th stage shut down prematurely 510 seconds into the burn after engine valve control cable suffered burn through during the engine burn.

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Ceres-1
Family: Ceres-1
Variant: Ceres-1
Provider: Galactic Energy
Type: Commercial
Country: CHN

launch site

Pad: Launch Area 95A
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 40.9691, 100.3433