Ceres-1 launches five satellites

A Ceres-1 launch vehicle launched five satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 7 December 2021, at 04:12 UTC (12:12 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). The satellites were successfully placed into the planned orbits. Credit: Galactic Energy/Spacety/China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)