Launch
Orienspace Technology
Gravity-1 | Maiden flight
- Mission
- rocket
- Pad
- Agency
Mission
Maiden flight
Earth Science
Low Earth Orbit
First launch of Chinese private company OrienSpace's Gravity-1 launch vehicle from an ocean-going launch platform. Payload is Yunyao-1 18-20, 3 weather satellites performing atmospheric measurements using GNSS Radio Occultation for a Tianjin based company. Constellation is planned to have an eventual 90 satellites.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Haiyang Spaceport
CHN
Sea-based spaceport
Latitude: 36.676794
longitude: 121.235103
Map
Location
Sea Launch
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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: 1
Successful launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 1
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: 1
Successful launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 1