Long March 2D | Zhangheng-1 (CSES)
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 213th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,721st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 2, 07:43 – Feb 2, 08:12 UTC
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Zhangheng-1 (CSES)
Zhangheng-1, also known as CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) is a scientific mission dedicated to studying the ionospheric precursors of earthquakes. Data collected by the mission will also allow studying solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics. This mission is a collaboration between China National Space Administration and the Italian Space Agency. CSES satellite weighs about 730 kg and it is to reside in a 98° sun-synchronous circular orbit at an altitude about 500 km, where it is expected to operate for 5 years.
Planetary Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Local pad time: Feb 2, 3:51 PM GMT+8
137 launches from this pad · 292 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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