Gravity-1
In-activeOrienspace Technology (OrienSpace)
Jan. 11, 2024
Description
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.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
29.4 m -
Diameter
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Fairing Diameter
4.2 m -
Launch Mass
405 T -
Thrust
5880 kN
Family
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Name
Gravity-1 -
Family
― -
Variant
Gravity-1 -
Alias
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Full Name
Gravity-1
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
6500 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
4200 kg
Orienspace Technology
Commercial
None
OrienSpace 2020Galactic 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.
Gravity-1 | Maiden flight
Orienspace Technology | ChinaSea Launch
Jan. 11, 2024, 5:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
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