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Gravity-1 launches SpaceSail Polar Group #16 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Orienspace Technology's Gravity-1 lifted off from Yellow Sea (launch location 5) at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 21:50 UTC and ran 21 minutes. Liftoff came 10 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Polar Orbit.
The mission
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.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
Orienspace Technology has now flown 4 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 4.
It was the 2nd launch from Yellow Sea (launch location 5).
| Liftoff | 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Gravity-1 |
| Provider | Orienspace Technology |
| Pad | Yellow Sea (launch location 5) |
| Target orbit | Polar Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:44:26 GMT.