China Launches Two Satellites for Gravitational Wave Detection

China on Thursday launched two satellites for the detection of gravitational waves into planned orbit.

China Launches Two Satellites for Gravitational Wave Detection
Satellites (Photo Credits: Twitter/ Representational IMage)

Beijing, Dec 10: China on Thursday launched two satellites for the detection of gravitational waves into planned orbit.

The launch took place at 4.14 a.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, reports Xinhua news agency.

The two satellites, which compose the Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) mission, were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket. China Successfully Launches the Long March 11F Rocket with 9 Satellites into Orbit.

Thursday's launch was the 355th mission of the Long March rocket series.

The GECAM satellites will be used to monitor high-energy celestial phenomena such as gravitational wave gamma-ray bursts, high-energy radiation of fast radio bursts, special gamma-ray bursts and magnetar bursts, and to study neutron stars, black holes and other compact objects and their merger processes.

In addition, they will also detect high-energy radiation phenomena in space, such as solar flares, Earth gamma flashes and Earth electron beams, providing observation data for scientists.

The GECAM project is carried out by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The Long March-11 rocket is developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 10, 2020 11:02 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).


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