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Daqi-2 (AEMS)
Long March 4C
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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
Daqi-2 (DQ-2), also known as the Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite/AEMS, is the second of follow-on series of Chinese satellites to the GF-5 series for high resolution atmospheric environment monitoring of greenhouse gases, such as atmospheric aerosol and carbon dioxide.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 4C
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 60
- First flight
- 2006-04-26
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Launch site & orbit
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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