Jinzijing-1 03 and 4 others - Gushenxing-1 - Jiuquan - 7 Dec 2021 (04:12 UTC)

[zubenelgenubi]

Second launch of the Gushenxing-1 (Ceres-1) launch vehicle; my bold:

https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1385155223954546688

Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy is aiming to launch its 2nd and 3rd Ceres-1 solid rockets from Jiuquan in September and December [2021] respectively. Galactic Energy became the 2nd Chinese private firm, after iSpace, to reach orbit in November 2020. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SyNpfWCKXgyVJEIxHPynNw

Payload name listed on spaceflightfans.cn circa July 23.

Listing on spaceflightfans.cn changes launch date to "October" circa September 1.

Inaugural launch thread.

[zubenelgenubi]

No further news, as of this post.

[jebbo]

Looks like it might be imminent

https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1457257436352552961?t=HNyv_JmUiCuBuUYoyMpKVA&s=19

--- Tony

[Skyrocket]

Does anyone know, if the "Fangzhou-2F" payload is the same payload as the "Fangzhou-2", which was originally thought to have been on the Hyperbola launch failure?

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/fangzhou-2.htm

[mikezang]

Does anyone know, if the "Fangzhou-2F" payload is the same payload as the "Fangzhou-2", which was originally thought to have been on the Hyperbola launch failure?

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/fangzhou-2.htm

I think they are different, Fangzhou-2F is upgraded version of Fangzhou-2.
砥砺创新，开启“太空民生”时代
商业化天地往返飞行器验证卫星“方舟二号”正式出厂

[Steven Pietrobon]

On this page http://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/List/cid/7 it says

"NEXT MISSION
Ceres One (Remote 2)

The rocket has a diameter of 1.4m, a total length of 19m, a take-off mass of 30t, a LEO orbital carrying capacity of 400kg and a 700km SSO orbital carrying capacity of 270kg"

The photo is the vehicle from from the first launch.

[Closer to Space]

The rocket has a diameter of 1.4m, a total length of 19m, a take-off mass of 30t, a LEO orbital carrying capacity of 400kg and a 700km SSO orbital carrying capacity of 270kg"

19m, does it mean that Ceres will use its big fairing, like on the website renders? I guess we'll have the answer in a few minutes...

[zubenelgenubi]

Or not; today's launch was of a KZ-1A.

[mikezang]

The newest rumor is that will be launched  with Jinzijing-1 03 on November 30.
The rocket is Gushenxing-1 in picture.
金紫荆一号03星计划于近日择机发射

[Galactic Penguin SST]

The newest rumor is that will be launched  with Jinzijing-1 03 on November 30.
The rocket is Gushenxing-1 in picture.
金紫荆一号03星计划于近日择机发射

The source of that November 30 date is in the comments section of the link.

[JuaniX]

Guys, sorry my ignorance, but I would like to corroborate this:

The rocket:
Gushenxing-1 is the same as saying Ceres-1. They are the same vehicle, right?

Thanks in advance!

[luhai167]

Gushenxing is same as Ceres, Gushenxing itself means star of God of grains.

[mikezang]

Guys, sorry my ignorance, but I would like to corroborate this:

The rocket:
Gushenxing-1 is the same as saying Ceres-1. They are the same vehicle, right?

Thanks in advance!

Yes！They are the same rocket 谷神星 Gúshénxīng in Chinese Pinyin and English.

[mikezang]

The Gúshénxīng is  一箭多星（Yījiànduōxīing，One Vehicle Multiple Payloads）,
except Jīnzījīng-1 03 (金紫荆一号03星，Golden Bauhinia-1 03),
Tianjin University-1 （天津大学一号） is also one of payloads.
“长春造”天津大学一号卫星出征

[Liss]

Don't see any NOTAMs / restricted areas for Nov 30.

[zubenelgenubi]

No launch November 30, so it's now NET December.

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post

Galactic Energy is set to launch its 2nd Ceres-1 solid rocket within days...

[mikezang]

Gǔshénxīng-1 with Jīnzījīng-1 03.

[Satori]

Gǔshénxīng-1 with Jīnzījīng-1 03.

Is this the patch for any satellite riding along with Jinzijing-1 03?

[limen4]

Gǔshénxīng-1 with Jīnzījīng-1 03.

Is this the patch for any satellite riding along with Jinzijing-1 03?

It seems to be the patch only for the Jinzijing-1 03 mission. ZG6U-1D3 refers to the 3rd use of Zero-G ZG3U-1D platform and the big 6 to the 6th Zero-G mission.