Long March 2C | MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01

Mission Details

Macau Science Satellite-1 (MUST-1A/B) are 2 magnetosphere research satellites from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) aiming to study the different layers of the Earth’s magnetosphere system, particularly in the South Atlantic Anomaly by studying the origin and evolution of the geomagnetic field and the geomagnetic inversion mechanism, and draw a high-precision and high-resolution lithospheric geomagnetic map. Luojia-2 01 is a 0.5 m resolution Earth observation Synthetic-aperture radar satellite from Wuhan University.

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Location

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Country

🇨🇳 CHN