flown missionSuccess
Long March 2D | DAMPE ( Wukong/Monkey King )
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- DAMPE
- Type
- Astrophysics
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit at a 500km altituder to study high energy electrons and photons. DAMPE is one of five missions in China's Strategic Pioneer Research Program
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Long March 2D
- Family
- Long March
- Variant
- D
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Type
- Government
- Country
- CHN
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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