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Gravity-1: 9 satellites

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)

Wednesday, 22 July 202602:54 UTC
Gravity-1: 9 satellites

Mission Data

Orienspace Technology
🇨🇳Orienspace TechnologyEst. 2020
Launch VehicleGravity-1
Vehicle Record4 of 4 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record4 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak4 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadYellow Sea (launch location 5)
Location🇨🇳 Haiyang Oriental Spaceport CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#174
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad2
Launches From This Site29
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About 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.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. NET July 22 per new NOTAMs; Payload identity still uncertain.

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  3. Reverted back to NET July TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.

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  4. NET July 12 per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.

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  5. Reverted to NET June TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.

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  6. Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.

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Launch Site

Yellow Sea (launch location 5) · 31.2000°N 123.7000°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.