Status
Failure
Autumn Sonata
Launch Time
Thu Sep 21, 2023 04:59 UTC
Thu Sep 21, 2023 04:59 UTC
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.
First failure of the Ceres-1, after its first 9 launches all succeeded.
Rocket
Mission Details
Jilin-1 High Resolution 04B
High-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2023
155th orbital launch attempt
Ceres 1
10th mission
6th mission of 2023
1st failed mission