Names TANSUO COSPAR ID 2015-078A Mission duration 3 years (planned) Launch date 17 December 2015 Inclination 97.4° Launch site Jiuquan Launch Area 4 | Mission type High-energy Astronomy SATCAT no. 41173 Power 400 W Inclination 97.4° Payload mass 1,400 kg | |
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Operator Chinese Academy of Sciences Similar Space Variable Objects M, Calorimetric Electron Telescope, AGILE, Astrosat, High Energy Astronom | ||
Dark matter particle explorer dampe wukong satellite launch
The Dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE, is a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) satellite which was launched on 17 December 2015 at 00:12 UTC. The satellite was launched on a Long March 2D rocket from Launch Pad 603 at the LC-43 complex, also known as the South Launch Site, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. It is China's first ever space observatory.
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- Dark matter particle explorer dampe wukong satellite launch
- China launched its 1st dark matter particle explorer dampe satellite w a long march ii d rocket
- Objectives
- References
DAMPE is a space telescope used for the detection of high energy gamma rays, electrons and cosmic rays, to aid in the search for dark matter. The project is the result of a collaboration among universities in Italy, Switzerland, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
It is nicknamed Wukong (Chinese: 悟空) after the Monkey King, who is the hero in the classic Chinese tale, "Journey to the West". Literally, "wu"(悟) means comprehension or understanding and "kong"（空）means void, so its name could also be understood as "understand the void", relates to the undiscovered dark matter.
China launched its 1st dark matter particle explorer dampe satellite w a long march ii d rocket
Objectives
The scientific objectives of the mission are:
