China launches Gravity-1 rocket from sea

A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying a wide-field satellite and two experimental satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 11, 2025. 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. The Gravity-1 carrier rocket made its debut flight in January 2024. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)

HAIYANG, Shandong, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- China sent a Gravity-1 carrier rocket 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.

A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying a wide-field satellite and two experimental satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 11, 2025. 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. The Gravity-1 carrier rocket made its debut flight in January 2024. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)

A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying a wide-field satellite and two experimental satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 11, 2025. 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. The Gravity-1 carrier rocket made its debut flight in January 2024. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)