Orbital launch vehicle
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.
Flights flown4
Success rate100%4/4
Payload to LEO6,500kg
Maiden flight2024-01-11
Peak year20262 flights
Gravity-1 is built by Orienspace Technology of China. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 11 January 2024 and last flew on 15 September 2026.
Flight record
100% success rate4 of 4 flown
2024peak 2026 · 2 flights2026
First flight2024-01-11
Latest flight2026-09-15
Failures0
Consecutive successes4
Fastest turnaround55d 19h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 6,500kg |
|---|---|
| Sun-synchronous orbit | 4,200kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 29.4m |
| Launch mass | 405t |
| Liftoff thrust | 5,880kN |
| Maiden flight | 2024-01-11 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Sun-Synchronous Orbit2Low Earth Orbit1Polar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Gravity-1 | SpaceSail Polar Group #16 | Yellow Sea (launch location 5) | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2026-07-22 | Gravity-1 | 9 satellites | Yellow Sea (launch location 5) | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-10-11 | Gravity-1 | 3 satellites | Haiyang offshore launch location | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2024-01-11 | Gravity-1 | Maiden flight | Haiyang offshore launch location | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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