Mission record
Long March 2D | DAMPE ( Wukong/Monkey King )
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
China
Date
Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:12:04 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5524 ever
Mission
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit at a 500km altituder to study high energy electrons and photons. DAMPE is one of five missions in China's Strategic Pioneer Research Program
Deployed payloads · 1