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Dark Matter Particle Explorer
| Names | Wukong,[1] TanSuo[2] |
|---|---|
| Mission type | High-energy Astronomy |
| Operator | CAS |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-078A[3] |
| SATCAT no. | 41173 |
| Mission duration | 3 years (planned)[4] Elapsed: 8 years, 10 months, 2 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Payload mass | 1,400 kg (3,100 lb)[4] |
| Power | 400 W [4] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 December 2015 00:12 UTC |
| Rocket | Long March 2D, No. 2D-Y31[5] |
| Launch site | Jiuquan Launch Area 4, Launch Pad 603[4] |
| Contractor | SAST |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Periapsis altitude | 500 km (310 mi) [4] |
| Inclination | 97.4° |
| Main Gamma rays | |
| Wavelengths | high energy gamma ray |
The Dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE, also known as Wukong (Chinese: 悟空), is a Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) satellite which launched on 17 December 2015.[4] The satellite was launched on a Long March 2D rocket from Launch Pad 603 at the LC-43 complex, also known as the South Launch Site, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.[4] It is China's first space observatory.
DAMPE is a space telescope used for the detection of high energy gamma rays, electrons and cosmic ray ions, to aid in the search for dark matter.[4][6] It was designed to look for the indirect decay signal of a hypothetical dark matter candidate called weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs).[7]
The project is the result of a collaboration among research institutions and universities in Italy, Switzerland and China under the leadership of the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
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- ^ Li, Ye; Yuan, Qiang (29 August 2012). "Testing the 130 GeV gamma-ray line with high energy resolution detectors". Physics Letters B. 715 (1–3): 35–37. arXiv:1206.2241. Bibcode:2012PhLB..715...35L. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2012.07.057. S2CID 59141316.
- ^ "DAMPE (Wukong)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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Barbosa 2015was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "CZ-2D (2) (Chang Zheng-2D (2))". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Nowakowski, Tomasz (2 June 2015). "China to launch its first dark matter probe by the end of 2015". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Normile, Dennis (29 November 2017). "China's dark matter space probe detects tantalizing signal". Science. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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