Galactic Energy launches Ceres 1 rocket in seventh sea-based mission

Galactic Energy, a leading private rocket maker, conducted its seventh sea-based launch of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on Wednesday morning. According to a news release from the Beijing-based company, the rocket lifted off at 11:42 am from a launch service ship in the Yellow Sea off Shandong province and soon placed a large remote-sensing satellite into low-Earth orbit at an altitude of about 541 kilometers. More

(Source: China Daily - Oct 22)