Chinese private space company Galactic Energy has successfully conducted its second sea launch mission, codenamed \"Beautiful World\".
The CERES-1S Y2 carrier rocket blasted off from a mobile launch platform in the waters off the coast of east China's Shandong Province at 4:12 p.m. on Wednesday, sending Tianqi Constellation satellites 25 to 28 into an 850-kilometer low Earth orbit.
The CERES-1S Launch Vehicle
The CERES-1S is a sea-launch version of the company's mature rocket model, the CERES-1.
This four-stage rocket can carry a payload of about 300 kilograms to a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.
It can adapt to flexible launch points and landing areas, providing high-quality and low-cost launch services for various types of small satellites.
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Chinese private firm Galactic Energy launches four satellites from sea
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