In Development
Ceres-2
Larger four-stage solid-fuel rocket with a 3.35-meter diameter, designed to carry roughly four times the payload of Ceres-1 for constellation deployment.
Galactic EnergyCeres-1 / Ceres-1S
Active
Four-stage small-lift launch vehicle with three solid-propellant stages and a hydrazine upper stage. The sea-launched Ceres-1S variant flies from a platform in the Yellow Sea.
Latest update Sep 10, 2026
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Current status
Operational since 2020 and China's most-flown private rocket, with 23 launches and 21 successes from land and sea. It suffered its second failure (Y19) in November 2025, traced to an overheated upper-stage engine control cable; the vehicle returned to flight successfully on January 15, 2026 with the Ceres-1S Y7 mission. No further Ceres-1 or Ceres-1S flights are listed through September 10, 2026.
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Specifications6
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