CASC - CZ-2D Y55 (Long March-2D /ASO-S) patch.
Oct 9, 2022
Long March-2D carrying ASO-S liftoff
A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 8 October 2022, at 23:43 UTC (9 October, at 07:43 local time).
Long March-2D launches ASO-S (Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory)
According to official sources, ASO-S has entered its planned orbit successfully. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (先进天基太阳天文台, ASO-S) will “conduct observations on the solar magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, to support the forecasting of catastrophic space weather”.
Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S). Image Credit: CNSA
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Related links:
Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S): https://www.nssc.cas.cn/asosen/
For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), visit: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
Images, Video, Text, Credits: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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