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)
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 6th June 2024- 1300 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time today, China. People’s Republic of China successfully TEE-01B (Earth Eye 1 Satellite), Nanostar-3A and B, a total of 3 satellites using the Ceres-1 commercial carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Inner Mongolia. …. The satellites successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success.
The first flight of the Eros orbit retention stage! The Ceres-1 launch vehicle achieved three successes in ten days!
At 13:00 Beijing time on June 6, 2024, the Galaxy Power Aerospace Company successfully launched the Ceres-1 (Yao 13) launch vehicle (mission code: Love On Top) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending TEE-01B (Earth Eye 1 Satellite), Nanostar-3A and B, a total of 3 satellites and the Eros orbit retention test platform into a sun-synchronous orbit with an instantaneous orbital altitude of 545km. This is the third successful launch of the Ceres-1 launch vehicle in ten days!
The TEE-01B satellite (Earth Eye 1 satellite) has an orbital altitude of 545km and can obtain remote sensing images with a ground pixel resolution of 0.52m and a width better than 14.8km at the sub satellite point. It is used to provide remote sensing data services for China’s land and resources monitoring, mineral resources development, smart city construction, forestry resources census, ecological environment monitoring, public emergency health and other fields.
Nanostar-3A and Nanostar-3B are two remote sensing technology verification satellites jointly developed by Tsinghua University and Beijing Tianlian Measurement and Control Technology Co., Ltd. They are mainly used for ground remote sensing imaging and ground optical beacon navigation verification.
The Eros Orbital Test Platform is the first commercial rocket final stage orbital test platform in China. It was independently developed by Galaxy Power Aerospace Company. The test platform is based on the final stage of Ceres-1 launch vehicle. It has achieved on-orbit operation capability through upgrading. It can provide a low-cost and convenient verification platform for on-orbit testing of new technologies, new devices and new products. The service modes mainly include the following:
Mode 1: On-orbit verification of new devices and new products. It can conduct on-orbit verification of new or self-developed components, new materials and new products, provide verification support for the on-orbit application of new devices or new products, and reduce the direct application risk of new materials or new products in aerospace models.
Mode 2: It can conduct on-orbit verification of various aerospace new technologies such as on-orbit manufacturing, on-orbit maintenance, space control, and aircraft life extension, and realize on-orbit verification and on-orbit iteration of new technologies.
Mode 3: Space biological experiments. It can be used to study the biological effects of space gravity, the growth of biological macromolecule crystals in space, space cell and tissue engineering, space protective drugs and equipment, and synthetic materials for weightless environments.
The Eros orbital test platform is equipped with a millinewton-level electric propulsion payload developed by Beijing Star Space Technology Co., Ltd., which will be verified in orbit.
Subsequently, Galaxy Power Aerospace Company will continue to expand new boundaries of space business through extensive and in-depth technological innovation, and contribute its own strength to the innovative development of China’s commercial aerospace industry.
So far, Galaxy Power Aerospace has successfully launched 48 commercial satellites of different types for 20 satellite customers…
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 7:39 am Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time today, China. People’s Republic of China successfully launched Aurora Constellation 01 and 02 satellites using the Ceres-1 commercial carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center inner Mogolia. The satellites successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. The mission also carried and launched the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Satellite, Yunyao-1 26 Satellite and Hebei Linxi-1 Satellite
Just two days after a successful sea launch, Chinese commercial space company Galactic Energy launched another rocket on Friday (May 31). The CERES-1 Y12 carrier rocket delivered five satellites into the planned twilight orbit. The company has set a record for the shortest……..Only one day later! The launch of Ceres-1 was a complete success again! At…….7:39 am on May 31, 2024, Beijing time, the Galaxy Power Aerospace Company successfully launched Ceres-1 (Yao 12) Jiangnan Central Area Code Launch Vehicle (mission code: Heroes) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending Aurora Constellation 01 (Fudan Information Satellite), 02 (Shanghai Institute of Electric Power No. 1), Hebei Linxi No. 1 Satellite, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Satellite, and Nishuihan No. 2 Satellite into a 535km dawn-dusk orbit.
Aurora Constellation 01 (Fudan Information Satellite) and 02 (Shanghai Institute of Electric Power No. 1) were jointly developed by Beijing Aurora Starcom Technology Co., Ltd., China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Shanghai AES Aerospace, Galaxy Power Aerospace Company, Beijing Tianlian Measurement and Control, Fuchang Space, Xuntian Aerospace, the 29th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, School of Information Science and Engineering of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Electric Power and other units. They will carry out long-term communication verification between satellites and between satellites and the ground in orbit, build an “on-orbit laser communication experimental platform”, which can respond to business scenario requirements of different rates, different systems, and different orbital spacings in orbit, fully explore the impact factors of key industry concerns such as space environment, hot and cold alternation, platform attitude disturbance, orbit control maneuvering on long-term link establishment communication, further optimize the ATP tracking algorithm, explore the feasibility and robustness of low-level components in commercial aerospace, carry out on-orbit verification in advance for the feasibility of laser communication application in my country’s low-orbit satellite Internet giant constellation, accumulate on-orbit data, and share the experimental data with users and industry experts, laying the foundation for accelerating the construction of my country’s giant constellation.
Hebei Linxi-1 satellite was jointly developed by Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Juntian Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. The satellite is a meteorological remote sensing satellite equipped with GNSS occultation atmospheric detection payload, which can obtain information such as atmospheric temperature, humidity, air pressure and ionosphere electron density, making up for the shortcomings of traditional meteorological observation methods. The satellite adopts the Juntian-1 satellite platform, which fully reflects the modular, integrated and low-cost design concept. The platform uses the intelligent on-orbit management system independently developed by Juntian Aerospace, which greatly improves the satellite’s autonomous control capability and comprehensive use benefits.
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Satellite and Nishuihan-2 Satellite fully inherit the mature products and development technology solutions of infrared remote sensing satellites, and have the characteristics of high integration, light weight, small size and high cost performance. The satellite is equipped with GNSS occultation and long-wave infrared camera payloads. The atmospheric temperature, humidity, pressure and ionosphere electron density can be obtained by inverting GNSS occultation data. The target information is obtained through the long-wave infrared camera, and the atmospheric and hot spot targets are detected. It has broad application prospects and application value in the field of meteorological observation.
As the test payload, the perovskite components of Photon Technology were sent into space along with the rocket to collect and analyze data such as the operating tolerance and efficiency of perovskite solar cells in the extreme environment of space.
Thanks to Jiangnan Concentration Zone and NetEase Game “Nishuihan” for their strong support for this launch!
This launch mission is the launch mission that Galaxy Dynamics Aerospace Company completed consecutively just one day after completing the Ceres-1 sea-launched (Yao-2) mission on the 29th of this month. It is the two shortest launch time intervals between private commercial rocket companies. Commercial launch delivery demonstrates the huge potential and broad prospects of China’s commercial aerospace market. Galaxy Power Company is helping China’s commercial aerospace industry continue to grow and develop with broader technological innovation and more efficient commercial operations.
Up to now, Galaxy Power Space Company has served nearly 20 commercial satellite customers and successfully launched 44 commercial satellites of different types.
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.
On the 5th December 2023 0733 Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time星河动力空间科技有限公司 Galactic Energy- Galaxy Power Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center- Inner Mongolia China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the Ceres-1 Yao-9 carrier rocket was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in my country. The mission was a complete success. This mission is the ninth flight of the Ceres 1 launch vehicle
[Galaxy Power’s “Ceres 1” rocket successfully returned to flight]. It will carry Tianyan 16 satellites and Xingchi 1 satellites. The No. A satellite was successfully put into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission is the 11th flight of the Ceres 1 launch vehicle.
(mission code: WE WON’T STOP, never stop) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully putting the A total of two satellites, Tianyan 16 and Xingchi 1A, were launched into a 500km dawn and dusk orbit. This is the first time a domestic private rocket company has successfully implemented a dawn and dusk orbit launch mission, and it is also the tenth successful launch of the Ceres 1 series of commercial launch vehicles. .
Up to now, Galaxy Power Space Company has served 16 commercial satellite customers and successfully launched 35 commercial satellites of different types.
The Tianyan 16 satellite was developed by Gengyu Muxing (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. The satellite is a meteorological environment detection satellite. The satellite is equipped with a microwave radiometer and laser communication payload. It is mainly used to carry out multi-mode continuous remote sensing detection of microwave radiometer. and laser communications. Xingchi-1A is another real-time wide-area comprehensive sensing satellite independently developed by Elliptical Space-Time Technology Co., Ltd. The satellite is located in the morning and evening orbit and has the characteristics of responsive and agile imaging, on-orbit intelligent processing, and spaceborne on-orbit mutual calibration. According to reports, the “Star Pool Project” launched by Elliptical Spacetime is a comprehensive sensing satellite constellation composed of more than 100 intelligent satellites. The overall construction is expected to be completed in 2027. After the constellation is completed, it can provide standardized data products and application services for intelligent inspection of electric power and petroleum infrastructure, futures big data, dual carbon, emergency disaster reduction, ecological environment monitoring and other fields.
In terms of combining social responsibilities, this launch of Galaxy Power Aerospace and Beijing Space New Culture Communication Co., Ltd. jointly launched “Painting with the Starry Sky-Youth Calligraphy and Painting Art Space Exhibition”. This event aims to let young children based on Understand aerospace and space, use the brush in your hand to present the infinite reverie and beautiful longing for the vast space on the drawing paper, so as to better promote the “young art lovers” to realize the diversified knowledge expansion of science and technology and art, and inspire the general public Young children pursue their dreams of spaceflight and learn about space. More than 2,000 works collected from this event were exhibited at Muyun Space in the Today Art Museum neighborhood of Beijing from November 24th to 26th. Among them, 20 outstanding youth paintings were incorporated into an electronic chip and accompanied by Ceres 1. The final stage of the launch vehicle entered the vast space.
We would like to thank the Ziyang Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Jiangtai Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. for providing insurance brokerage services and related sponsorship support for this launch mission. We would also like to thank Jing Douyun for providing the celebration wine for the Ceres-1 Yao 9 launch mission.
With its perseverance and indomitable will, Galaxy Power Aerospace Company quickly overcame the impact of the failure and returned to the fast lane of launch performance and delivery, demonstrating the rapid and stable guarantee and contract performance capabilities of the commercial aerospace industry chain, as well as its ability to cope with pressure. industrial resilience. In the future development process, Galaxy Power Aerospace will continue to adhere to the concepts of being cautious, striving for excellence, and customer first, further strengthen the construction of high-density launch capabilities, and contribute its own modest strength to the development of my country’s commercial aerospace industry…
