Launches / Gravity-1

Past launch Launched successfully

9 satellites

Gravity-1, flown by Orienspace Technology

Gravity-1 lifting off with the 9 satellites mission
Image via The Space Devs.

This was Orienspace Technology's first launch of 2026, and its third in all.

Counting every operator, it was the 174th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from Yellow Sea (launch location 5).

Launched
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 2:54 a.m. UTC
Window
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 2:44 to 3:09 a.m. UTC
Launch site
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Rocket
Gravity-1
Operator
Orienspace Technology

The mission

Carried 9 satellites on a share-ride to sun-synchronous orbit: * Dongpo 13 & 14 * Dongpo 17 to 20 * Tianyi 49 (Beiyou-4) * Xiguang-2-01 * Zidingxiang-3 (Kaiyun-3)

Type
Earth science
Destination
Sun-synchronous orbit

The rocket

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.

Height
29.4 m
Built by
Orienspace Technology
First flew
January 11, 2024
Lifts to low Earth orbit
6,500 kg
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Mass at liftoff
405 t
Thrust at liftoff
5,880 kN
Stages
3

3 flights, 3 of them successful.

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The operator

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.

Sector
Commercial
Based in
China
Founded
2020

3 launches so far, 3 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.

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The launch site

It went up from Yellow Sea (launch location 5) at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.

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