LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sun May 21 2023

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(8:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(7:50 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(10:16 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
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)