Launch Overview
Vehicle
Chang Zheng 2D
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Site / Pad
TYSC / LC9
Outcome
Success
Flight
Y53
COSPAR Designator
2021-091
Mission
Xihe (CHASE) (Heliophysics)
Xihe, also known as the Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE), is designed to test a newly developed satellite platform and conduct solar observations. The scientific payload of the satellite is an Hα imaging spectrograph (HIS), which can, for the first time, acquire full-disk spectroscopic solar observations in the Hα waveband. It will complement the observations by on-orbit solar spacecraft (such as SDO, IRIS, STEREO and PSP), as well as future solar missions of the Solar Orbiter and the Chinese Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S). Mission is named Xihe after a solar deity from Chinese mythology.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Long March 2D
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Agency launches
338 (34 YTD)
Site launches
98 (9 YTD)
Pad launches
54 (6 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-091A | TY-1 | NJUST | CN | Track |
| 2021-091B | CHASE | NJU/SAST | CN | Track |
| 2021-091C | TS-1 | HUOYAN | CN | Track |
| 2021-091D | Jiaotong shiyan weixing | SISE | CN | Track |
| 2021-091E | HEAD-2E | HEAD | CN | Track |
| 2021-091F | JZJ-2 | HKATG | CN | Track |
| 2021-091G | Daxuesheng xiaoweixing 1 | APSCO/BUAA | CN | Track |
| 2021-091H | HEAD-2F | HEAD | CN | Track |
| 2021-091J | Shangye qixang tance XSW | DFHS | CN | Track |
| 2021-091K | Daxuesheng xiaoweixing 2A | APSCO/SJTU | CN | Track |
| 2021-091L | Guidao daqi midu TSW | DFHS | CN | Track |