Launches / Gravity-1
Gravity-1, flown by Orienspace Technology
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).
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)
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.
3 flights, 3 of them successful.
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.
3 launches so far, 3 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Yellow Sea (launch location 5) at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.
This one is done, but there is another along shortly. Flyby works out whether it climbs into your sky, and wakes you in time to get outside.
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