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Successful sea launch
By Xinhua Published: Jul 23, 2026 12:06 AM
A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Shanghai, East China, on July 22, 2026. This flight marks Gravity-1's first open-sea launch and China's first commercial sea-based launch in the East China Sea off the Yangtze River Delta. Photo: Xinhua

A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Shanghai, East China, on July 22, 2026. This flight marks Gravity-1's first open-sea launch and China's first commercial sea-based launch in the East China Sea off the Yangtze River Delta. Photo: Xinhua




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