China’s Gravity-1 Rocket Launches Nine Satellites in Record Sea-Based Mission Written 23 July 2026
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China launches the Gravity-1 carrier rocket from waters off the coast of Shanghai, China, July 22, 2026. | Credit: New China TV; YouTube; frame grab
SPACE reports Orienspace’s Gravity-1, the world’s most powerful solid rocket, aced its third-ever mission on Tuesday (July 21), launching nine satellites to orbit, “from the deck of a ship stationed off the coast of Shanghai.”
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China launches its Gravity-1 rocket from sea (Launch at the 00:08 mark).
New China TV; YouTube