Maiden flight
Gravity-1
Orienspace Technology
Mission
Maiden flight
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: 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.
Location
Haiyang Spaceport
Sea Launch
Haiyang Spaceport has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 1 orbital launch attempts, while Sea Launch, has been the site for 49 rocket launches.
Rocket
Orienspace Technology 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.
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.
