2026 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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