Gravity-1 is a solid-propellant, expendable, medium-lift launch vehicle designed, manufactured and launched by Orienspace, capable of carrying up to 6.5 t to low Earth orbit or 4.2 t to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. It consists of seven solid rocket motors and launches from a sea platform; its maiden flight, from a converted barge off Haiyang on 11 January 2024, set a record as the world's most powerful solid-fuel carrier rocket. The reported launch cost is around US$39 million.
facts
providerOrienSpace
countryChina
classmedium
payload to LEOkg6,500
reusableno
first flight2024-01-11
flights total3
flights successful3
last flight2026-07-22
next flightunknown
statusoperational
price per launchUSD39,000,000
crawled events
- noise2026-09-16Orienspace launches Gravity-1 rocket with nine more Qianfan satellites
- notable2026-08-05OrienSpace raises pre-C round, preps IPO for reusable Gravity-2 rocket
- noise2026-07-22Orienspace launches Gravity-1 rocket with 9 satellites from sea platform
- notable2026-07-01China names 271 members of state-backed commercial space consortium
timeline
- 20262026-07-22Orienspace flies Gravity-1's third mission, its first from a sea platform off Shanghaias of 2026-07-23
- 20252025-10-11Orienspace flies Gravity-1's second mission from its Yellow Sea platformas of 2026-07-12
- 20242024-01-11Orienspace flies Gravity-1's maiden launch from a sea platform in the Yellow Seaas of 2026-07-12
sources
[1] en.wikipedia.org ↗
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[2] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
flights total2026-07-23flights successful2026-07-23last flightfirst-party2026-07-23next flightfirst-party2026-07-23
faq
Who builds Gravity-1?
Gravity-1 is built by OrienSpace. as of 2026-07-08
How many times has Gravity-1 flown?
Gravity-1 has flown 3 times. as of 2026-07-23
When did Gravity-1 first fly?
Gravity-1 first flew on 2024-01-11. as of 2026-07-08
Is Gravity-1 reusable?
Gravity-1 is not reusable. as of 2026-07-08