China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Tan Ce 2

Long March 2C/SM

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, July 25, 2004 · 07:05 UTC

Mission

/01

It is the first space mission launched by China to investigate Earth's magnetosphere. It consists of two satellites: an Equatorial satellite (TC-1) and Polar satellite (TC-2).

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 2C/SM

Variant: C/SM

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 7

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

38.849° N, 111.608° E

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Pad Launches

18

Location Launches

22

Agency Launches

29

Orbital This Year

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