Maiden flight
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:30:00
Thursday January 11, 2024
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Launch Notes
Maiden flight of OrienSpace's Gravity-1 rocket.
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.
Low Earth Orbit
3 Payloads
Rocket
Agency
OrienspacePrice
$27.22 million
Rocket
Height: 29.4m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 6,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
5,880 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.2m
Stages
3
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Haiyang offshore launch location
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport, China
Fastest Turnaround
25 days 21 hours
Stats
Gravity 1
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2024
2024
9th
Orbital launch attempt