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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceLong March 2C
Launched 2023-05-21 08:00 UTCLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
74th
orbital launch attempt in 2023
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
16th
launch this year
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
6th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
35 d 6 h
since the pad's previous launch
Macau Science Satellite-1 (MUST-1A/B) are 2 magnetosphere research satellites from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) aiming to study the different layers of the Earth’s magnetosphere system, particularly in the South Atlantic Anomaly by studying the origin and evolution of the geomagnetic field and the geomagnetic inversion mechanism, and draw a high-precision and high-resolution lithospheric geomagnetic map.
Luojia-2 01 is a 0.5 m resolution Earth observation Synthetic-aperture radar satellite from Wuhan University.
Launch Provider
Government · China · Founded 1999 · Chairman & President Lei Fanpei
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle identity uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
42m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
3,850kg
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