Pallas-1 | Demo Flight
First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket, with a dummy payload on board.
Pallas-1 is a 2 stage, semi-reusable launch vehicle built by the Chinese private launch services provider Galactic Energy. Both stages are powered by the gas generator cycle rocket engine Welkin/Cangqiong 50 (CQ-50) using kerosene and liquid oxygen, with 7 engines on the 1st stage and 1 vacuum variant on the 2nd stage. It can launch 7 tonnes to LEO and 3 tonnes to SSO when the 1st stage is recovered downrange.
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Mission Profile
Demo Flight was a Pallas-1 mission operated by Galactic Energy that lifted off from Pallas-1 Launch Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 1, 2026. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The mission flew on first stage Pallas1 F1. The launch was a success.