CSES Mission

IdentifiercsesNamesChina Seismo-Electromagnetic SatelliteCSES About identifiers

Objectives and Applications

Monitoring of electromagnetic field and waves, plasma and particle perturbations of the atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere; and the study of their correlations with the occurrence of seismic events. Study of solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics; study of cosmic ray solar modulation.

Mission Summary

Full Name
China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite
aka CSES
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
CNSA, ASI
Launch Date
02 Feb 2018
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Dec 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
94.7 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.4 deg
Orbit Altitude
507 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
14:00
Repeat Cycle
5 days
NORAD Catalog #
43194
International Designator
2018-015C

Mission Instruments

EFD (CSES) - Electric Field Detector (CSES) cses_efd-cses
GOR (CSES) - GNSS Occultation Receiver (CSES) cses_gor-cses
HEPD - High Energy Particle Detector cses_hepd
HEPP (CSES) - High-Energy Particle Package (CSES) cses_hepp-cses
HPM (CSES) - High-Precision Magnetometer (CSES) cses_hpm-cses
LAP (CSES) - Langmuir Probe (CSES) cses_lap-cses
PAP (CSES) - Plasma Analyzer Package (CSES) cses_pap-cses
SCM (CSES) - Search-Coil Magnetometer (CSES) cses_scm-cses
TBB (CSES) - Tri-Band Beacon (CSES) cses_tbb-cses

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements HEPD

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