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About this launch
The Double Star spacecraft, called also Tan Ce (TC) which in Chinese means ‘Probe‘, is a joint Chinese and ESA mission to study the effect of the Sun on the Earth's environment. The polar spacecraft (TC-2) will monitor the energy input from the solar wind into the polar ionosphere. The equatorial…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padXichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Site
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Rocket and boosterLong March 2C/SM
- Vehicle
- Long March 2C/SM
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MissionEarth Science · Elliptical
Earth Science · Elliptical
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects
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