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October 29, 2018
A Long March-2C launches CFOSat
A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched CFOSat (China-France Oceanography Satellite) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 29 October 2018, at 00:47 UTC (08:47 local time).
Long March-2C launches CFOSat (China-France Oceanography Satellite)
CFOSat was developed jointly by CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales) and CNSA (China National Space Administration) to study ocean surface winds and waves.
CFOSat (China-France Oceanography Satellite)
The satellite has two radar instruments: SWIM (Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring) which will survey the length, height and direction of waves; and SCAT (wind SCATterometer) which will measure the strength and direction of winds. As secondary payload, Long March-2C launched five small satellites: Xiaoxiang-1, Zhaojin-1, Tianfuguoxing-1, Changshagaoxin and CubeBel-1.
For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
Related article from CNES:
https://presse.cnes.fr/fr/cooperation-spatiale-entre-la-france-et-la-chine-succes-de-la-mise-en-orbite-de-cfosat
Images, Video, Text, Credits: CASC/CCTV/CNES/CNSA/SciNews/Günter Space Page/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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