Long March 2D | Tansat (CarbonSat)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 2D · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 189th launch · 21st this year · humanity's 5,613th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 21, 19:11 – Dec 21, 19:38 UTC
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Tansat (CarbonSat)
Tansat is a global CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitoring scientific experiment satellite and demonstration mission. The main components of the project are: The global carbon dioxide monitoring platform. A high spectral and spatial resolution CO2 detector. A multispectral cloud and aerosol detector. And a ground data processing and inversion CO2 verification system.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Local pad time: Dec 22, 3:22 AM GMT+8
137 launches from this pad · 292 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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