World's most powerful solid fueled rocket makes maiden flight (1/5)

A Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The Gravity 1 rocket, the world's most powerful solid-propellant launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight on Thursday.

A Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

A Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

A Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

A Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying three satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)