Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B

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)