🇨🇳Haiyang Sea Launch Platform
Haiyang, Shandong, China, China
Country
🇨🇳 China
Region
Asia
Established
2019
Launches / Year
5-8
Coordinates
36.7000° N, 121.2000° E
About
The Haiyang Sea Launch Platform is China's innovative sea-based launch capability, operating from mobile launch vessels in the Yellow Sea off Shandong province. First demonstrated in 2019 with a Long March 11 rocket, sea launches allow flexible positioning to optimize orbital insertion and avoid overflying populated land areas during ascent.
Key Features
China's first sea-based orbital launch capability
Mobile launch platform can be positioned for optimal trajectories
Avoids overflying populated areas — rocket stages fall into open ocean
Supports Long March 11 solid-fuel rocket and commercial variants
Based out of Haiyang port in Shandong province
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Long March 11 sea launch (2019) — China's first orbital launch from sea
Multiple subsequent CZ-11 sea launches for commercial satellites
Gravity-1 (2024) — First launch of largest solid-fuel rocket from sea platform
Expanding sea launch operations for growing commercial demand