CASC Long March 2C/SM Tan Ce 2

Name: CASC Long March 2C/SM Tan Ce 2
Start: 2004-07-25T07:05:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 7

Long March 2C/SM

Status

Success

Date

25 JUL 2004

07:05

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 7

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

It is the first space mission launched by China to investigate Earth's magnetosphere. It consists of two satellites: an Equatorial satellite (TC-1) and Polar satellite (TC-2).

Rocket

Long March 2C/SM

Mission Type

Earth Science

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

Thrust

2,962 kN