Ceres-1S launches six satellites

The third Ceres-1S launch vehicle (谷神星一号海射型遥三, Ceres-1S Y3) launched the “How Far I’ll Go” mission with six satellites from a sea platform located near the Shandong Province, China, on 29 August 2024, at 05:22 UTC (13:22 local time). According to official sources, the six satellites: Yunyao-1 15-17 (云遥一号15-17), Jitianxing A-03 (吉天星A-03, also known as Suzhou-1/苏州一号), SuXing-1 01(苏星一号01), Tianfu Gaofen-2 (天辅高分二 also known as Huaxiangyuan-1/华祥苑一号), were successfully placed in 535 km Sun-synchronous orbits (SSO). Credit: Galactic Energy/China Central Television (CCTV)