LaunchesZhangheng-1 (CSES)
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Zhangheng-1 (CSES)
Long March 2D · Planetary Science
Feb 2, 2018 · 07:51 UTCLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission
Zhangheng-1, also known as CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) is a scientific mission dedicated to studying the ionospheric precursors of earthquakes. Data collected by the mission will also allow studying solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics. This mission is a collaboration between China National Space Administration and the Italian Space Agency. CSES satellite weighs about 730 kg and it is to reside in a 98° sun-synchronous circular orbit at an altitude about 500 km, where it is expected to operate for 5 years.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- CASC
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Orbit
- SSO
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2