Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
CFOSAT
CFOSAT (Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite) or Zhongfa Haiyangxue Weixing is a joint Chinese and French oceanography mission with the goal to monitor the ocean surface winds and waves and to provide information on related ocean and atmospheric science and applications. The mission is conducted by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the French CNES.
It is based on the CAST2000 platform developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The launch mass is about 600 kg.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 600.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Rideshares
Other payloads were also launched on this flight:
- Xiaoxiang-1 n°02
- Tongchuan 1
- Apocalypse 1
- Xinghe
- Changshagaoxin
- CubeBel 1
Payloads: 6
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2018
85th orbital launch attempt
Long March 2C
50th mission
6th mission of 2018
49th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission