LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Mon Oct 29 2018

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

CFOSAT

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:43 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:43 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:43 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Long March 2C

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Earth Science
CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography SATellite) is a joint mission of the Chinese (CNSA) and French (CNES) space agencies with the goal to monitor the ocean surface winds and waves and to provide information on related ocean and atmospheric science and applications. The primary objective of CFOSAT is to monitor on a global scale the wind and waves at the ocean surface.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Jiuquan, People's Republic of China

Pad

Unknown Pad