NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

CFOSAT, Zhaojin-1 & Others

Launch Time
Mon Oct 29, 2018 00:43 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $30.8 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN
Payload to LEO: 2,850 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 42.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.35 m
Fairing Height: 8.37 m

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