东方空间（山东）科技有限公司
Orienspace, founded in 2020, is a Chinese commercial aerospace company focused on designing and manufacturing launch vehicles and rocket engines. They develop the Gravity series of launch vehicles, including the Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid-propellant launch vehicle, designed for cost-effective deployment of satellite constellations to low Earth orbit. Orienspace is also developing the Gravity-2, a recoverable medium-lift rocket, and Force Series liquid engines. They aim to provide flexible launch solutions from both ground and sea platforms.
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Yao Song was reportedly pushed out of his Co-Chief Executive Officer role at Orienspace in December 2024.
Bu Xiangwei was made Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orienspace after Yao's departure.
Orienspace is currently using a temporary building for rocket assembly as a dedicated building is under construction.
Orienspace struggled to secure additional funding, with investors wanting to see the launch of Gravity-1's second flight first.
Peng Haomin, a co-founder of Orienspace, mentioned a targeted launch period for Gravity-1 in a recent statement.
Orienspace resumed engine and reusable rocket development, conducting two Yuanli-110 engine tests in September.
Orienspace debuted its Gravity-1 launch vehicle twenty-one months ago with a launch that carried three meteorological satellites into orbit.
Orienspace successfully performed a test firing of the Yuanli-110 engine on September 15.
Nine Yuanli-110 engines will power the first-stage of Orienspace’s Gravity-2 rocket.
Orien Space's Gravity-3 has a Low Earth Orbit capacity of 100 tons.
Orienspace conducted a semi-system test and hot fired the fully integrated Yuanli-110 engine.
Orienspace may only use the YF102 engine for the first flight of Gravity2.
Orienspace plans to develop a Super Heavy Lift Vehicle (SHLV) that is reminiscent of the old CZ-9 and aims to be fully reusable.
Orienspace's co-founder claimed that the Gravity-2 could launch this year.
Orienspace received new funding in the amount of hundreds of millions of Yuan (assumed at least 200 million Yuan) and saw Co-CEO and Co-Founder Yao Song depart the company.
The last test of a Yuanli-110 engine occurred in December 2024 before Orienspace switched to using the YF-102 for its Gravity-2 initial flights.
Orienspace last tested a Yuanli-110 engine in December 2024 before switching to the YF-102 engine for initial Gravity-2 flights.
Orienspace received hundreds of millions of Yuan in new funding, assumed to be at least 200 million Yuan.
Orienspace is developing its own Yuanli-110 engine while also using the YF-102 engine.
Commercial Chinese companies such as Landspace (Zhuque-2), Galactic Energy (Ceres-1), and Orienspace (Gravity-1) fell short of their planned numbers of launches in 2024.