China launches Gravity-1 Y4 rocket, sending 9 satellites into orbit(1/3)

The Gravity-1 Y4 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from the waters east of Shanghai, China, July 22, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The rocket blasted off at 10:54 a.m. from a maritime launch platform in waters east of Shanghai, operated by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The mission marked the third flight mission of the Gravity-1 carrier rocket.

The Gravity-1 Y4 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from the waters east of Shanghai, China, July 22, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The Gravity-1 Y4 carrier rocket carrying nine satellites blasts off from the waters east of Shanghai, China, July 22, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)