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China's Orienspace Successfully Launches Gravity-1 Rocket with Three Satellites

10/25/2025

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On October 10, 2025, the Chinese firm Orienspace launched the Gravity-1 rocket from a barge in the Yellow Sea.
The 30-meter Gravity-1 launcher uses three core stages and four side boosters, provides 600 tons of thrust, and can carry 6.5 tons to low-Earth orbit.
The mission aimed to validate pre-launch procedures and rapid-response readiness after Gravity-1's first launch in January 2024.
Gravity-1 carried three satellites—Jilin-1, Shutian Yuxing-1, and Shutian Yuxing-2.

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On October 10, 2025, the Chinese firm Orienspace launched the Gravity-1 rocket from a barge in the Yellow Sea.
The 30-meter Gravity-1 launcher uses three core stages and four side boosters, provides 600 tons of thrust, and can carry 6.5 tons to low-Earth orbit.
The mission aimed to validate pre-launch procedures and rapid-response readiness after Gravity-1's first launch in January 2024.
Gravity-1 carried three satellites—Jilin-1, Shutian Yuxing-1, and Shutian Yuxing-2.