Daqi-2 (AEMS)
This mission is complete.
The mission
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.
Mission timeline
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Latitude
- 40.960°N
- Longitude
- 100.298°E
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
04:02 AM UTC – 04:24 AM UTC
Vehicle & provider
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.