MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:00:00

Sunday May 21, 2023

Mission Details

Luojia-2 01

0.5 m resolution Earth observation Synthetic-aperture radar satellite from Wuhan University.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

MUST-1A/B

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

2 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 2C

Active Since 1982

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$30.80 million

Rocket

Height: 42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,850 kg

GTO: 1,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 8.37m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 9401 (SLS-2)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 18 hours

Stats

Long March 2C


69th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2023

2023


74th

Orbital launch attempt