Debut of the sea-launched Ceres-1S, which lofted four Tianqi (21-24) narrowband IoT satellites for Guodian Gaoke from a mobile platform off Haiyang. It was the first sea launch conducted by a Chinese private company.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 160 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- of 6 Ceres-1S flights
- Date and time
- 5 September 2023, 09:34 UTC
- Rocket
- Ceres-1S
- Builder
- Galactic Energy
- Launch site
- Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2023-135
- Launches in 2023
- 143rd of 223
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