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China's Gravity-1 rocket makes its second sea launch

CGTN

China's commercial carrier rocket Gravity-1 was launched into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, on October 11, 2025. /VCG
China's commercial carrier rocket Gravity-1 was launched into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, on October 11, 2025. /VCG

China's commercial carrier rocket Gravity-1 was launched into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, on October 11, 2025. /VCG

China's commercial carrier rocket Gravity-1 was launched into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, on Saturday.

The rocket blasted off at 10:20 a.m. (Beijing Time), placing three satellites into their designated orbits. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore mission.

A wide-field satellite and two experimental satellites were onboard the carrier rocket.

The Gravity-1 carrier rocket made its debut flight in January 2024.

(With input from Xinhua)

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