Orienspace (Orient Space)

Orienspace (东方空间, Orient Space) is a Chinese commercial launch vehicle company headquartered in Beijing, developing heavy solid-fueled launch vehicles for the global satellite launch market. The company is notable for developing the Gravity-1 (引力一号) rocket, which holds the world record as the largest solid-propellant launch vehicle ever flown.

Gravity-1 features an innovative bundled stage design — four first-stage solid rocket motors arranged in a cluster configuration — enabling exceptional payload capacity from a solid rocket architecture. The vehicle successfully completed its first sea launch in January 2024, delivering multiple commercial satellites to sun-synchronous orbit in a single mission.

Orienspace targets commercial constellation operators and government satellite programs requiring cost-effective heavy-lift access to LEO and SSO. The company's sea-launch capability provides flexibility in ground track coverage and reduces range scheduling constraints, making it well-suited for large batch launches.

With additional rocket models (Gravity-2, Gravity-3) under development, Orienspace is expanding its vehicle family to cover a range of payload classes and mission profiles, positioning itself as a significant player in China's rapidly growing commercial space sector.