OrienSpace Gravity-1 SpaceSail Polar Group #16

Name: OrienSpace Gravity-1 SpaceSail Polar Group #16
Start: 2026-09-15T22:00:00.000Z
Location: Yellow Sea (launch location 5)

Gravity-1

Status

Success

Date

15 SEP 2026

22:00

Launch Provider

Orienspace Technology

Launch Pad

Yellow Sea (launch location 5)

Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Mission Overview

9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.

Rocket

Gravity-1

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

29.4 m

Launch Mass

405 T

Thrust

5,880 kN