A CERES-1 Y15 commercial carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 p.m. Beijing time on Friday, September 5, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, sending three satellites and the Eros Star in-orbit test platform into planned sun-synchronous orbit.

This is the second Eros Star in-orbit test platform, following the first launch on June 6, 2024. The Eros Star is China's first domestic commercial rocket upper stage in-orbit test platform, independently developed by the Chinese private firm Galactic Energy.

(Video Courtesy：Li Yuxiang, Li Ningxiao, Li Siqi, Hao Yutong)