flown missionSuccess

Long March 2C | MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaMay 21, 2023, 08:00 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 21, 2023, 08:00 UTC
Window opens: May 21, 2023, 07:50 UTC
Window closes: May 21, 2023, 10:16 UTC
Last updated: Mar 05, 2024, 18:06 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Long March 2C
Family: Long March
Variant: C
Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type: Government
Country: CHN

webcasts

Long March-2C launches Macao Science-1 A/B and LuoJia-2 01

launch site

Pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 40.9605, 100.2981