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Daqi-2 (AEMS)

successLong March 4C | Daqi-2 (AEMS)

Daqi-2 (DQ-2), also known as the Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite/AEMS, is the second of follow-on series of Chinese satellites to the GF-5 series for high resolution atmospheric environment monitoring of greenhouse gases, such as atmospheric aerosol and carbon dioxide.

Overview

Date / time
April 17, 2026 at 04:10 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
Daqi-2 (AEMS)
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 1

DAQI-2
LEO