China's Galactic Energy suffers 2nd launch failure

Technology Nov 10, 2025

Galactic Energy, a private Chinese space company, hit a bump this weekend when its Ceres-1 rocket couldn't deliver three satellites to orbit.
The launch started off well but ran into trouble in the final stage—an unexpected shutdown meant the satellites never made it.

Galactic Energy is already working on bigger rockets

This is Galactic Energy's second failed launch since 2020, and they've apologized to their customers, promising to dig deep into what went wrong.
Still, they're not giving up—they're already working on bigger rockets like Ceres-2 and the reusable Pallas-1, aiming to keep China's commercial space ambitions moving forward.
If you're curious about space tech or how companies bounce back from setbacks, this one's worth keeping an eye on.