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MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01
Long March 2C
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LAUNCH SITEJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 2C
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth 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 2C
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.
- Height
- 42 m
- Diameter
- 3.35 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 64
- First flight
- 1982-09-09
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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