Launch
Orienspace Technology
Gravity-1 | Unknown Payload
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- Pad
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Mission
Unknown Payload
Unknown
Unknown
Possibly launch of a batch of SpaceSail LEO communication satellites. Details TBD.
Status
Go for Launch
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Pad
Yellow Sea (launch location 5)
CHN
Latitude: 31.2
longitude: 123.7
Map
Location
Asia/Shanghai
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Chinese orbital launch vehicle launches supporting sea port located at Haiyang, Shandong Province, with dedicated piers and rocket/payload processing facilities for Chinese launch vehicles’ sea launches, and (as part of its expansion project) land based launch pads on artificial islands for various test vehicles and launch vehicles of private and government launch services providers. In operation as a remote base of Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center since 2019.
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Rocket
Gravity-1
A 4 stage launch vehicle by Chinese private company OrienSpace, consisting of 5 solid rocket motors clustered together but with the center motor igniting just before boosters separation. The upper two stages also uses solid fuel.
Variant: Gravity-1
Details
Min stage: 3
Max stage: 3m
Length: 29.4m
First Flight: Jan. 11, 2024
Total launch count: 3
Successful launches: 3
Pending launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 3
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 6500kg
Manufacturer
Orienspace Technology
Commercial
CHN
Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Yantai, Shandong, China, established in 2020. The company is developing the Gravity Series of satellite launch vehicles.
2020
Gravity-1
Agency
Orienspace Technology
Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Yantai, Shandong, China, established in 2020. The company is developing the Gravity Series of satellite launch vehicles.
Details
2020
Gravity-1
Total launch count: 3
Successful launches: 3
Consecutive successful launches: 3
Pending launches: 2