Long March 4C | Daqi-2 (AEMS)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation launched a Long March 4C rocket from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) carrying Daqi-2 (AEMS) to Sun-Synchronous Orbit on 17 Apr 2026, 04:10 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
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About the mission
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.