6 November 2026, 23:37 UTC
Ceres-2 launch
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ceres-2 Y3 (Lifengxing), Galactic Energy's return to flight after the January nozzle-liner failure, lofted four satellites to a 535 km sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan: Guanlan Experimental (ocean altimetry), Yunyao-1 28 (meteorology), North University of China-1, and Juntian-1 06A / Xingyan-01 (space situational awareness).
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 2 Ceres-2 flights
- Date and time
- 6 November 2026, 23:37 UTC
- Rocket
- Ceres-2
- Builder
- Galactic Energy
- Launch site
- Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Earth Science
- Launches in 2026
- 260th of 263