CASC Long March 2C Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) - space launch mission detailed information

When is CASC Long March 2C Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM)? Launch date 22/JUN/2024 — Long March 2C rocket launch by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).

CASC Long March 2C Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

CASC Long March 2C Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM)

Name: CASC Long March 2C Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM)
Start: 2024-06-22T07:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Long March 2C

Status

Success

Date

22 JUN 2024

07:00

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a French/Chinese planned small X-ray telescope satellite under development by China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). SVOM will study the explosions of massive stars by analysing the resulting gamma-ray bursts. The lightweight X-ray mirror for SVOM weighs just 1 kg (2.2 lb). SVOM will add new capabilities to the work of finding gamma-ray bursts currently being done by the multinational satellite Swift. Its anti-solar pointing strategy makes the Earth cross the field of view of its payload every orbit.

Rocket

Long March 2C

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Height

42 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

233 T