CASC Long March 2D DAMPE

Name: CASC Long March 2D DAMPE
Start: 2015-12-17T00:12:04.000Z
Location: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

17 DEC 2015

00:12

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

Height

38.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

232 T

Thrust

2,962 kN