Ceres-2 Y3 successfully orbits four satellites
53 FOMOSecond flight of the larger Ceres-2 solid/liquid hybrid vehicle after a January 2026 failure. Payloads included Guanlan experimental, Yunyao-1 28, Zhongbei University-1 and Juntian-1 06A into ~535 km SSO.
Why it matters
Restores confidence in the Ceres-2 line and expands Galactic Energy’s small-to-medium launch cadence.
The numbers
Coverage
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China in Space ·
Ceres-2 Returns to Launch Customer Satellites on Second Outing [Ceres-2 Y3]Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 Y3 launched four customer satellites into sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan on 7 November 2026, marking the vehicle’s first successful flight after a January failure.
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Global Times / GlobalSecurity.org ·
China's CERES-2 rocket returns to flight, placing four satellites into orbitGlobal Times report confirms Ceres-2 return-to-flight success, citing company figures of 24 successful orbital launches and 94 commercial satellites delivered overall.
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Second flight of the larger Ceres-2 solid/liquid hybrid vehicle after a January 2026 failure. Payloa