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Ceres-1 Sea Launch Variant Yao-8 Carrier Rocket Launch Succeeds

Source-stated date: · PLA Daily (解放军报)

谷神星一号海射型遥八运载火箭发射成功

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Record history
  1. Published21 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
  2. Collected2026-10-21 14:09:51 UTC, run 178
  3. Machine readingAnalyzed
  4. AnalysisNot in a published issue's source trail

Summary

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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) sea-launch variant Yao-8 carrier rocket from waters near Rizhao, Shandong at 11:39 on October 21, successfully delivering the Xiguang-4 01 satellite to its designated orbit. This is a routine commercial small-lift launch record; its narrow value is documenting the continued operational cadence of China's sea-launch capability, which expands flexible orbital insertion options relevant to both commercial and potential military smallsat deployment, though this article establishes no defense-sector connection for the Xiguang-4 01 payload.

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新华社山东日照10月21日电（李国利、李宸）10月21日11时39分，我国太原卫星发射中心在山东日照附近海域成功发射谷神星一号海射型遥八运载火箭，搭载发射的西光肆号01星顺利进入预定轨道，飞行试验任务取得圆满成功。

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletPLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source languagezh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-10-21
Original URLhttp://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16495093.html
Collected at2026-10-21 14:09:51 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint88f6da06ca64363da03fac581f7d01eb87650dbe3ad7fb215c9e75e710957ce2 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run178
Analysis modelclaude-sonnet-4-6
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "谷神星一号海射型遥八运载火箭发射成功." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-10-21. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16495093.html.

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