![]() Ceres-2 [Galactic Energy] |
Ceres-2 is a small solid fuel orbital rocket for the commercial market designed by Galactic Energy, also known as Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd.
The Ceres-2 rocket can put up to xxx kg into low earth orbit and xxx kg into a 700 km sun synchroneous orbit. It consists of three solid-fuel stages using hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene fuel topped by a liquid fueled stage.
The maiden flight took place in November 2020.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gushenxing-2 (Ceres-1 2) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres-2 | xx | xx | - | - | - | - |
No: Type Serial Date LS Payload
1 1 Gushenxing-2 Y1 17.01.2026 F Jq LC-43/95 LilacSat 3 / Jilin-1 Gaofen-07A / / Jinjian Xing / Yunyao-2 01 / ? / ? Planned: Launch sites: Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China![]()