CASC Long March 2D Zhangheng-1 (CSES)
Long March 2D
Status
Success
Date
2 FEB 2018
07:51
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
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.
Rocket
Long March 2D
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
2
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