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Orienspace

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Designs and manufactures solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment via sea and land launches

About

Orienspace is a Chinese commercial aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and operates the Gravity series of launch vehicles. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Haiyang, Shandong Province, the company conducts sea-based launches from a dedicated platform in the Yellow Sea. Its operational vehicle, Gravity-1, is the world's largest solid-fueled launch rocket, capable of delivering 6,500 kg to low Earth orbit, with successful flights in January 2024 and October 2025. In development is Gravity-2, a partially reusable medium-to-heavy-lift vehicle powered by nine kerosene-liquid oxygen engines targeting 25,600 kg to LEO with a recoverable first stage.

Products & Services

Solid-fueled medium-lift launch vehicle with 6,500 kg LEO capacity, launched from a sea platform in the Yellow Sea
Partially reusable liquid-fueled launch vehicle with 25,600 kg LEO capacity, powered by nine Yuanli-110 kerosene-LOX engines
Planned heavy-lift variant using three Gravity-2 cores with 30,600 kg LEO capacity
Kerosene-liquid oxygen gas-generator engine producing 110 tons of thrust with restart capability

Locations

Haiyang, China
HQ & Assembly
Beijing, China
R&D Center
Wuxi, China
Propulsion HQ
Xi'an, China
R&D
Wenchang, China
Launch & Recovery Base

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Overview

Founded 2020
HQ Haiyang, Shandong, China
Type Private Company

Leadership

Bu Xiangwei
CEO & Co-Founder
Peng Haomin
Vice President & Co-Founder

Classification