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- China successfully launched the Gravity-1, a privately developed commercial rocket by ORIENSPACE, from a vessel in the East China Sea, placing nine satellites into orbit.
- It was the first far-sea launch by a private commercial rocket and demonstrated China's ability to conduct long-range maritime launches.
- The satellites will support Earth observation, AI-powered services, remote sensing, disaster management and technology testing.
- Gravity-1 is the world's first medium-lift rocket with all-solid-propellant strap-on boosters, able to carry 6.5 tonnes to low-Earth orbit.
What to watch next
- Further expansion of China's coordinated sea-launch network for commercial missions
- Performance of the nine satellites, including the Dongpo constellation and AI Earth-observation satellites
- Lilac-3's in-orbit tests of next-generation satellite platform and attitude-control technologies
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Named China · Dongpo-13 · Dongpo-14 · Dongpo-17 · Dongpo-18 · Dongpo-19 · Dongpo-20 · Tianyi-49 · Xiguang-2 01 · East China Sea · Gravity-1 · ORIENSPACE
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