China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
CFOSAT
Long March 2C
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, October 29, 2018 · 00:43 UTC
Mission
/01CFOSAT (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 Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 2C
Variant: C
Launch Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40.960° N, 100.298° E
59
Pad Launches
109
Location Launches
236
Agency Launches
85
Orbital This Year