GECAM
Long March 11
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
GECAM
Type: Astrophysics
GECAM (Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor) is a constellation of two small X-ray and gamma-ray all-sky observatories to search for gamma-ray counterparts to gravitational wave events.
Each satellite features a dome-shaped array of 25 Gamma-ray detectors (GRD) and 8 Charged particle detectors (CPD). Together the satellites will provide a FOV of 100% all-sky. The sensitivity of the detectors is ~2E-8 erg/cm2/s. They will provide a localization of ~1°. The detectors are sensible in the energy band from 6 keV to 5 MeV.
Besides detecting the radiation from gravitatinal wave events, the satellites will also be contributing in detectiong Ultra-long GRBs, X-ray Flashes, X-ray-rich GRBs, Magnetars and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes.
Location
Unknown Pad
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
179 rockets have launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 11 – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Family: Long March 11
Length: 20 m
Diameter: 2 m
Launch Mass: 58 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 500 kg
The Long March 11 was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on . Long March 11 has 14 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 14 launches.
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type: Government
Abbreviation: CASC
Administration: Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Founded: 1999
Launchers: Long March
Country: CHN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
