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Maiden flight

Gravity-1Orienspace TechnologyHaiyang offshore launch location
Thursday, January 11, 2024 · 05:30 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Gravity-1

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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...

Height29.4 m
LEO Payload6,500 kg
Launches4
Successes2

Provider

Orienspace Technology

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CHN • Founded 2020

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.

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadMaiden flight
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerOrienspace Technology
Stages3
PadHaiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

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Ground vector

Launch site

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Haiyang offshore launch location

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
36.631°N
Longitude
121.198°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

05:15 AM UTC - 07:05 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.