Gravity-1
Solid-fuel rocket launched from a ship, carrying 6.5 tonnes
Orienspace
Chinese launch startup whose solid-fuel Gravity-1, launched from a ship at sea, set the payload record for Chinese commercial rockets on its 2024 debut. It is now building Gravity-2, a larger kerosene-fueled rocket with a reusable first stage.
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Milestones
- Jan 2024 Gravity-1 reached orbit on its first flight from a sea platform in the Yellow Sea, carrying three Yunyao-1 weather satellites; SpaceNews called it the largest Chinese commercial rocket by capacity at the time.1
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