Status
Success
MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01
Launch Time
Sun May 21, 2023 08:00 UTC
Sun May 21, 2023 08:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
MUST-1A/B
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.
Payloads: 2
Low Earth Orbit
Luojia-2 01
0.5 m resolution Earth observation Synthetic-aperture radar satellite from Wuhan University.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2023
74th orbital launch attempt
Long March 2C
69th mission
4th mission of 2023
68th successful mission
37th consecutive successful mission