Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 22 July 2023, 05:07 am UTC

Rocket: Ceres-1 (Ceres-1)

Provider: Galactic Energy

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Pad: Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Description

Share ride launch of 2 satellites to SSO: * Qiankun-1 Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) technology demonstration satellite for CSpace * Xingshidai‐16 Earth observation satellite for ADASpace