Youth Beijing rocket launches successfully At 19:07 Beijing time on March 21, 2025, Galaxy Power Aerospace Company successfully launched Ceres-1 (Yao 17) · Youth Beijing rocket (mission code: VERNAL ASCENT) at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending 6 satellites of Yunyao Meteorological Constellation 43-48 into a 535km sun-synchronous orbit. This is another complete success within 5 days after the successful launch of Ceres-1 (Yao 10) on Monday this week.
The core meteorological detection payload carried by the 6 satellites of Yunyao Meteorological Constellation 43-48 is the GNSS occultation detection payload. The GNSS occultation detection payload can obtain the temperature, humidity, pressure of the atmosphere and the electron density information of the ionosphere by inverting the refraction data of the GNSS signal, and has broad application prospects and application value in the field of meteorological observation.
The Yunyao Meteorological Constellation is a core project under construction by Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. Its goal is to build a global networked constellation of 90 commercial meteorological satellites in orbit, forming a real-time global atmosphere and ionosphere detection system to serve global weather forecasts and thousands of industries, and provide real-time weather forecast information for the “Belt and Road” countries. At present, Galaxy Power has launched 22 Yunyao series satellites, accelerating the construction of the satellite constellation network.
This launch is named “Youth Beijing”, which shows the vivid practice of Beijing youth inheriting the spirit of serving the country with science and technology and devoting themselves to the development of the capital in the new era with new-quality productivity. Weibo helps aerospace science popularization and young people build the Galaxy dream together.
On China, People’s Republic of China commercial space industry gets off to a good start in 2025 At 18:11 on January 20, 2025, China successfully launched Yunyao-1 37 to 40 satellites using the Ceres-1 (Yao 16) carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China.. The satellites entered the planned orbit smoothly and the launch mission was a complete success. The mission also carried and launched the Jitianxing A-05 satellite.
At 18:11 Beijing time on January 20, 2025, Galaxy Power Aerospace successfully launched Ceres-1 (Yao 16) carrier rocket (mission code: On Your Shoulders) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending 5 satellites, including Yunyao-1 37-40 and Jitianxing A-05, into a 535km sun-synchronous orbit.
The four satellites, Weibo Member Satellite (Yunyao-1 37), Kaiwu Constellation Jinding Test Satellite (Yunyao-1 38), Huaqing Haifeng Satellite (Yunyao-1 39), and Yunyao-1 40, have the same technical status and are all equipped with GNSS occultation payloads. The atmospheric temperature, humidity, pressure, and ionospheric electron density products can be obtained by inverting GNSS occultation data. They have broad application prospects and application value in meteorological observation, Kaiwu Interstellar Mine Network Demonstration Scenario Verification, and AIGE Future Mine Provides Comprehensive Data Support and Technical Services.
Jitianxing A-05 is equipped with a hyperspectral camera payload to obtain remote sensing images, which can be applied to ecological environment, industrial emissions, gas leaks, agricultural monitoring, mineral exploration, environmental monitoring, forest management, urban planning and other fields.
As of today, Ceres-1 has successfully completed 16 launches, sending 63 satellites into the predetermined orbit. It is the commercial launch vehicle with the most launches and the highest success rate in the private sector. The Ceres-1 (Yao 16) carrier rocket launched this time is the first carrier rocket manufactured and assembled by Galaxy Aerospace’s new generation solid aircraft research and development and production base in Ziyang, Sichuan. It is also the first “Sichuan-made” private commercial carrier rocket. At present, the base has completed the final assembly and testing of the subsequent three Ceres series rockets. This
mission also carried SPACE MOLLY 100%, an explorer of parallel universes designed by Galaxy Power and POP MART, a leading domestic trendy culture and entertainment brand. Through the deep integration of science and technology and art, the two parties demonstrated mankind’s awe of the universe and the courage and innovative spirit to explore the unknown world.
This launch was also strongly supported by functional film production supplier Aerospace Shanyou, Weibo members, and In Space Aerospace Technology Research Institute.
星河动力空间科技有限公司 Galactic Energy- Galaxy Power (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd.Located in Block D, Aviation Technology Plaza, E-Town, and Beijing – Beijing – China – People’s Republic of China ….Galaxy Aerospace is the first private aerospace company in China to achieve successful continuous launches, the first to send commercial networked satellites into a 500km sun-synchronous orbit, and the first to master the ability to launch multiple satellites with one carrier rocket
At 18:18 Beijing time on December 19, 2024, Galaxy Power Aerospace successfully launched the Apocalypse Constellation 04 Group (33-36 satellites) from the offshore launch platform near Rizhao using the Ceres-1 Haiyao-4 carrier rocket. This launch is the 249th space launch in the world in 2024, the 66th in China, the 7th this month, the 5th for Galaxy Power Aerospace, and the 5th for the Ceres-1 carrier rocket
Five, four, three, two, one, ignition!” On the evening of December 19, in the waters near Rizhao City, as the shore broadcast issued the launch command, the “Ceres-1” carrier rocket standing on the Haiyang “Oriental Spaceport” launch ship ignited its engine, huge clouds of smoke rose around it, and it slowly lifted off with the “Apocalypse Constellation” (stars 33-36). The tail flames from the rocket engine instantly illuminated the night, a huge roar resounded through the sky, and cheers from tens of thousands of spectators on the shore rose one after another. This is the second sea launch mission implemented in the waters near Rizhao after May 29.
At 18:18 on December 19, 2024, the Galaxy Power Aerospace Ceres-1 Sea-launched (Yao-4) (mission code: LOONG) successfully launched the “Apocalypse Constellation” 04 satellites (33 to 36 satellites) in the sea near Rizhao, Shandong Province. A total of 4 satellites entered the low-Earth orbit with an altitude of 850km and an inclination of 45°. The big red screen and mission badge “Apocalypse Constellation” is China’s first low-orbit Internet of Things communication constellation. The first phase consists of 38 satellites. 33 have been launched so far. It has the characteristics of global coverage, miniaturization, low power consumption and low cost. It provides global users with “air, space, land and sea” consumer-grade satellite Internet of Things data services, which have been widely used in forestry, agriculture, emergency response, and tourism.
Tourism, water conservancy, electricity, petroleum, ocean, ecological environment, smart cities and other industries as well as digital economy scenarios are moving towards the direct-connected satellite market for consumer electronic products.
This mission is the fourth sea launch mission completed by Galaxy Power Aerospace Company. It is also the fifth time that the Ceres-1 series of launch vehicles has launched networking satellites for the “Apocalypse Constellation” (Yao-1, Yao-5, Haiyao-1, Haiyao-2, and Haiyao-4). This marks that as the only private rocket type that can take into account both land and sea launch platforms, the Ceres-1 series of launch vehicles has achieved flexible regional and orbital adaptability and high-density launch capabilities, and can quickly meet the launch needs of different satellite users to the greatest extent. Up to now, Galaxy Power Aerospace Company has successfully carried out 15 commercial launch deliveries, accurately sending a total of 58 commercial satellites with different functions into the predetermined orbits.
❶The 66th launch of China’s space program in 2024 (64 successful launches)
❷The 16th launch of the Ceres-1 carrier rocket (15 successful launches)
❸The 4th launch of the Ceres-1 sea-launched carrier rocket (4 successful launches) ❹The 14th launch of the Oriental Spaceport of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (14 successful launches)
❺The 147th launch of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (141 successful launches) ❻The 36th launch of China’s civil and commercial space program (29 successful launches)
❼The 639th launch of China’s space program (604 successful launches)
