1 September 2026, 02:00 UTC
Demo Flight
Galactic Energy's new medium-lift Pallas-1 rocket flew for the first time, carrying a dummy payload to a sun-synchronous orbit from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China. No booster recovery was attempted on the debut kerolox-fueled flight, which was aimed purely at validating the vehicle's systems.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1 T (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- Only Pallas-1 flight
- Date and time
- 1 September 2026, 02:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Pallas-1
- Builder
- Galactic Energy
- Launch site
- Pallas-1 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Test Flight
- Launches in 2026
- 209th of 243