UWE-4
2018-10-29
Satellite information UWE-4
| Spacetrack Directory Name | UWE-4 |
| Orbit launches |
2018-10-29 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Chiny (PRC) |
| Starting point | JSC (Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 502 km |
| Apogee | 523 km |
Additional information UWE-4
Pick up signals from extremely energetic events known as gamma-ray bursts, with the main science goal of identifying and locating the electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves such as those famously detected by LIGO. First experimental verification satellite for the Tiange astrophysics project, jointly developed by SPACETY, Tsinghua University and the government of Tongchuan city, Shaanxi province. This satellite is equipped with a newly developed high-sensitivity X-ray polarization detector for astronomical observation testing. In addition, it will verify inter-satellite communication technology and attempt to link up with a new satellite ground station constructed by the space technology company Xingyi.
satellite UWE-4 Date of exalting 29.10.2018y.Photos UWE-4 Photos: 4
