China launches commercial Gravity-1 rocket from sea
Updated: January 12, 2024 09:15Xinhua
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China on Thursday sent a sea-launched Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. [Photo/Xinhua]
HAIYANG, Shandong, Jan. 11 -- China on Thursday sent a sea-launched Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into the planned orbit.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the commercial rocket from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, at 1:30 p.m. (Beijing Time).
It was the first flight mission of the YL-1 commercial carrier rocket.
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China on Thursday sent a sea-launched Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
People gather in front of a screen to watch the launch of a Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites, on the Lianli Island of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Gravity-1 (YL-1) commercial carrier rocket carrying three satellites is launched from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
