Tan Ce 2

Launched Tan Ce 2 (Double Star 2), the second of ESA and China's joint Double Star magnetosphere satellites, from Taiyuan. The 800 kg spacecraft entered a highly elliptical polar orbit to study Earth's magnetic environment alongside its equatorial-orbit twin.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

343 kg

Flight

2nd

of 2 Long March 2C/SM flights

Date and time

25 July 2004, 07:05 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C/SM

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2004-029

Launches in 2004

29th of 54

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