Private Chinese rocket maker launches 7 satellites

Galactic Energy has achieved seven successive successes in orbital launch, far outperforming other private competitors. These CERES 1 flights have placed a total of 28 satellites into space.

The solid-propellant CERES 1 is about 20 meters tall and 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.