rocket maker launches sixth successful flight mission-518棋牌

the ceres 1 y6 rocket blasts off at the jiuquan satellite launch center. [photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

galactic energy, a private rocket maker in beijing, carried out on saturday the sixth flight mission of its ceres 1 rocket to deploy two satellites into orbit.

the ceres 1 y6 rocket blasted off at 1:07 pm at the jiuquan satellite launch center in northwestern china's gobi desert and placed the satellites into their preset orbits, the company said in a news release.

galactic energy has achieved six successive successes in orbital launch, far outperforming other private competitors. the six ceres 1 flights have placed a total of 21 satellites into space.

the solid-propellant ceres 1 is about 20 meters tall, has a diameter of 1.4 meters and mainly burns solid propellant. with a liftoff weight of 33 metric tons, it is capable of sending a 300-kilogram satellite or several satellites with a combined weight of 300 kg, to a 500-km sun synchronous orbit, or 350-kg payloads to a low-earth orbit at an altitude of 200 km.

the rocket is ideal for clients in search of a small, cost-efficient launch vehicle to deploy mini satellites, its designers said.

galactic energy executives have said the company plans to conduct several ceres 1 launches this year to meet clients' demands.

the two satellites launched on saturday were built by two private enterprises. the qiankun 1 was made by c-space intelligent technology in hangzhou, zhejiang province, and is tasked with verifying extra-low-orbit flight technologies. the taian was manufactured by adaspace in chengdu, sichuan province, to carry out high-spectral remote-sensing operations.