The First Flight Mission of OrienSpace is scheduled to launch three Yunyao-1 meteorological satellites into low-Earth orbit. The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology is building these satellites, which will be utilized for various scientific research projects including atmospheric observation. This constellation will have ninety satellites in the future.
Last updated: May 10, 2024
Launch Information
Launch Information |
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Launch Vehicle Details |
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| Mission Name | First Flight |
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| Launch Site | Sea Launch, Yellow Sea, China |
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| Launch Vehicle | Gravity-1 |
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| Agency | OrienSpace |
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| Launch Date | JAN 11 2024 |
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First launch of Chinese private company OrienSpace's Gravity-1 launch vehicle from an ocean-going launch platform. Payload is 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.
Launch Vehicle
- Gravity-1
| Stages | 3 |
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| Boosters | 4 |
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| Height | 42 m |
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| Diameter | 3.35 m |
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| Mass | 260000 Kg |
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| Payload To LEO | 6500 Kg |
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| Payload To SSO | 4200 Kg |
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| Thrust | 5880 kN |
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| Payload Fairing Diameter | 4.2 m |
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First Flight Launch Video
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