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Shandong-based Orienspace pulled off its first-ever launch, breaking the record for the largest payload capacity on a commercial rocket for China’s growing space industry.

The Gravity-1 solid rocket, built by Chinese company Orienspace, aced its first-ever launch today (Jan. 11), sending three satellites to orbit.

A commercial rocket from China on Wednesday successfully launched five satellites into space, which will be used for remote sensing, according to Anadolu Agency. The rocket, CERES-1, is developed by a Chinese private firm Galactic Energy

SOURCE / ECONOMY By Global Times Published: May 13, 2021 04:33 PM Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 launch vehicle on the ground firing test for the third-stage engine Photo: Courtersty of Galactic Energy China's leading private space enterprise is planning to complete an international satellite launch in 2022, which will be the first international space launch done by a Chinese private space company.  Galactic Energy, the private-owned company, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) on Thursday in Beijing to jointly develop ...

Feb. 25—The Federal Aviation Administration's decision whether to grant a launch site operator's license for a proposed spaceport in Camden County is due in the coming weeks. While it's uncertain how the FAA will rule, it is certain the decision will determine if the debate has ended or if a prolonged legal battle is just getting started. Athens lawyer Kevin Lang said approval of a launch site ...