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Galactic EnergyPallas-2
In Development
Larger heavy-lift successor to Pallas-1 in single-stick or triple-core (CBC) configurations, powered by an upgraded liquid oxygen-kerosene CQ-90 engine and sized for constellation-scale payloads.
Latest update Sep 2, 2026
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Current status
The first-stage CQ-90 engine, an upgrade of Pallas-1's CQ-50 with bidirectional swing and wide-range variable thrust, completed a full-system hot-fire test on January 20, 2026 with over 96% combustion efficiency. As of early August 2026, Galactic Energy still expected to complete Pallas-2 assembly and testing this year, targeting a maiden flight before the end of 2026; no flight has occurred as of this update.
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Specifications6
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Upcoming milestones1
Announced next steps from Galactic Energy that mention Pallas-2.
2026
Develop Pallas-2 heavy-lift and scale cadence
Advance the larger Pallas-2 (single-stick and CBC/tri-core configurations using the new CQ-90 engine, which completed a full-system hot-fire test in January 2026) while restoring Ceres-1/1S cadence after an eight-month pause. As of September 10, 2026, Galactic Energy has not publicly confirmed that Pallas-2 assembly and testing are complete; the maiden-flight target of before the end of 2026 still stands in the last company comments but looks increasingly tight with no new hardware updates since the Pallas-1 debut.
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