
Failure
Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B
Failure reason: Vehicle lost attitude control at T+67.5 s after suffering 1st stage motor nozzle expansion burn-through. Failure was traced to improper drilling of screw holes that caused damage in the inner carbon fiber layers.
New high resolution Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Rocket: Ceres-1 · Provider: Galactic Energy
Launch pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · View on map (opens in new tab)