Long March 2C | CFOSAT

Name: Long March 2C | CFOSAT
Start: 2018-10-29T00:43:14Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography SATellite) is a joint mission of the Chinese (CNSA) and French (CNES) space agencies with the goal to monitor the ocean surface winds and waves and to provide information on related ocean and atmospheric science and applications. The primary objective of CFOSAT is to monitor on a global scale the wind and waves at the ocean surface.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 29, 2018 at 12:43 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 2C
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Earth Science