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1st LD-Writethru: China’s CERES-1 Y2 commercial rocket launches 5 satellites

1st LD-Writethru: China's CERES-1 Y2 commercial rocket launches 5 satellites

JIUQUAN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y2 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, sending five small satellites into the planned orbit. Developed by Beijing-based high-tech company Galactic Energy, CERES-1 is a small-scale … Read more

Rocket carrying seven satellites lost after taking off from New Zealand

On Sunday, a commercial rocket got lost, carrying seven satellites, after taking off from a New Zealand launch pad. The Rocket Lab’s founder and chief executive Peter Beck tweeted, “I am incredibly sorry that we failed to deliver our customers’ satellites today. Rest assured we will find the issue, correct it and be back on … Read more