Long March 2D | Tansat (CarbonSat)

Name: Long March 2D | Tansat (CarbonSat)
Start: 2016-12-21T19:22:04Z
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Tansat is a global CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitoring scientific experiment satellite and demonstration mission. The main components of the project are: The global carbon dioxide monitoring platform. A high spectral and spatial resolution CO2 detector. A multispectral cloud and aerosol detector. And a ground data processing and inversion CO2 verification system.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 21, 2016 at 07:22 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 2D
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Earth Science