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
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(8:00 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(7:50 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:16 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 2CDescription:
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)