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Long March 4C | Daqi-2 (AEMS)

April 17, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTC

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 4C | Daqi-2 (AEMS) launch image
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April 17, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTC

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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 40.9605, 100.2981

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Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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April 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM UTC
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April 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM UTC
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April 20, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

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Long March 4C

Long March · C

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Successful launches

58

Launch complex

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).

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Mission updates

Launch success.

April 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

April 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin