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MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01

successLong March 2C | MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01

Macau Science Satellite-1 (MUST-1A/B) are 2 magnetosphere research satellites from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) aiming to study the different layers of the Earth’s magnetosphere system, particularly in the South Atlantic Anomaly by studying the origin and evolution of the geomagnetic field and the geomagnetic inversion mechanism, and draw a high-precision and high-resolution lithospheric geomagnetic map. Luojia-2 01 is a 0.5 m resolution Earth observation Synthetic-aperture radar satellite from Wuhan University.

Overview

Date / time
May 21, 2023 at 08:00 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 2C →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 3

2023-069A
LEO
2023-069B
LEO
OBJECT C
LEO