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Joint Chinese/European mission ready for launch

22 December 2003

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Double Star's satellite pair study space weather around the Earth. One satellite circles the Earth's Equator, the other flies over the poles.

Credits: Chinese National Space Administration

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This mission consists of two satellites, the equatorial satellite DSP-E (Tan Ce 1), following a 550 x 60 000 kilometre orbit, inclined at 28.5 degrees to the Equator and the polar satellite DSP-P (Tan Ce 2) following a 350 x 25 000 kilometre orbit inclined at 90 degrees to the Equator.

Credits: Chinese National Space Administration

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Artist's impression of Cluster.

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Credits: ESA

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