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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DAMPE ( Wukong/Monkey King )
Launched
December 17, 2015
Summary
DAMPE launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 17, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 167th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 5,524th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Long March 2D flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Wukong, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- china dampe satellite launchPaul Sed
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 26th Long March 2D flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 167th launch18th this yearhumanity's 5,524th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Wukong · NORAD 41173 · 2015-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-077A
- Epoch
- 2015-12-17 02:54:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23106135 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010569
- Inclination
- 97.3021°
- Ascending node
- 3.4898°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.7985°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.7615°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Wukong · NORAD 41173 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit at a 500km altituder to study high energy electrons and photons. DAMPE is one of five missions in China's Strategic Pioneer Research Program
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 4th this year · 82nd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did DAMPE launch?
DAMPE launched on December 17, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DAMPE?
Coverage: china dampe satellite launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DAMPE?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did DAMPE launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DAMPE reach?
Wukong, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did DAMPE launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).