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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulAstrophysicsLong March 2C · SVOM
Launched 2024-06-22 07:00 UTCLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
119th
orbital launch attempt in 2024
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
20th
launch this year
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
6th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
62 d 7 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
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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Height
42m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
3,850kg
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