China and France Launching Rocket to Study Climate Change

Fahad Mulyana . October 30, 2018
Teknologi.id - A joint oceanography research mission developed by Chinese and French scientists launched Monday on top of a Long March 2C rocket from the Jiuquan space center in remote northwestern China. After a period of post-launch checkouts and activations, the China-France Oceanography Satellite, or CFOSat, will begin a three-year mission to survey the world’s oceans, becoming the first satellite to simultaneously measure winds and waves. The Long March 2C carrier rocket will study the winds on the surface of the ocean and waves 24/7. The research is a joint effort between both nations to correctly predict cyclones and at the same time assist scientists learn more about climate change. Both nations have been pretty vocal on the issue and have vowed to work together to resolve it. [embed]
The rocket was sent off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert at 0043 GMT and it entered into orbit at a whopping 520 kilometres. China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence says that the rocket, weighing 650-kilograms is the first satellite of its kind built by both nations. It has two radars; SWIM made by France to measure the direction and the wavelength of waves and SCAT created by China to analyse the direction and force of winds. [embed]
CFOSat will broadcast its measurements to three ground stations in China and two data receiving stations in Sweden and Canada, ensuring the data get to scientists and forecasters within three hours after acquisition. Research centers in both nations will receive data from both CFOSat instruments. The mission will also cover the polar ice sheets, providing information on snowpack and ice surface characteristics. Over land, CFOSat can measure soil moisture and soil roughness, according to CNES. (DWK)
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