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Orienspace TechnologyGravity-1Yellow Sea (launch location 5), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
9 satellites
Launched
July 22, 2026 · 02:54 UTC
Summary
Orienspace Technology’s Gravity-1 launched from the Yellow Sea, successfully delivering nine ride-share satellites to sun-synchronous orbit — a milestone for the commercial Chinese launch provider.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Gravity-1 · Orienspace Technology
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Gravity-1 flight · 1st this yearOrienspace Technology's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,347th orbital launch attempt174th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
9 satellites launched on an Orienspace Technology Gravity-1 from Yellow Sea (launch location 5), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on July 22, 2026 at 02:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:44 to 03:09 UTC. It was Orienspace Technology's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,347th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Gravity-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
Carried 9 satellites on a share-ride to sun-synchronous orbit: * Dongpo 13 & 14 * Dongpo 17 to 20 * Tianyi 49 (Beiyou-4) * Xiguang-2-01 * Zidingxiang-3 (Kaiyun-3)
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Pad
Yellow Sea (launch location 5), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
1st launch from Yellow Sea (launch location 5), 1st this year · 26th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 22, 10:54 AM GMT+8, in daylight
2 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
NET July 22 per new NOTAMs; Payload identity still uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/16/2026 · source
Reverted back to NET July TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2026 · source
NET July 12 per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/3/2026 · source
Reverted to NET June TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2026 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/29/2026 · source
Questions
When did 9 satellites launch?
9 satellites launched on July 22, 2026 at 02:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:44 to 03:09 UTC.
Where can I watch 9 satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 9 satellites?
Gravity-1, flown by Orienspace Technology. Gravity-1 spec sheet
Where did 9 satellites launch from?
Yellow Sea (launch location 5), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Jul 22, 10:54 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was 9 satellites going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.