China & France launch X-Ray telescope satellite to monitor most powerful explosions in space

A LANDMARK MISSION: A Long March 2C lifted off from Xichang at 0700 UTC today, successfully sending the Sino-French SVOM space science satellite into orbit to study Gamma-Ray Bursts. A #LongMarch2C rocket carrying the Space Variable Objects Monitor (#SVOM)Satellite, has been launched from the #Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.
A French-Chinese satellite mission, Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), will launch to study gamma-ray bursts, the universe's most powerful explosions.
These bursts stem from events like neutron star collisions or supernovae and provide insights into the early universe and the formation of stars and galaxies.
This mission illustrates ongoing scientific collaboration between China and European countries, despite existing political tensions.
This mission also involves ground observatories from both countries putting up follow-up observations within hours of detecting gamma ray bursts & transients such that their true natures can be more actively hunted down:
#chinaspace

[@PointOrView]

An observatory built by Chinese and French researchers will hunt for the universe’s most powerful explosions, gamma ray bursts, after being launched into a low-Earth orbit in another landmark space mission between the two countries. #chinaspace #SVOM #LongMarch2C

[@tonbopro]

Bravo Sino-French cooperation and expertise from Leicester！

[@PointOrView]

So both France and UK in on this project.

[@acuantjahyadi7393]

India turut serta 👍👍

[@tkh2944]

USA thinking hard on how to exclude or ban China from this project ?!

[@tkh2944]

Why is USA not in this project ?

[@numerouno8593]

@acuantjahyadi7393,
Yeah Indiot joined it too... 0n the _"sattelite toilete"_ area... 🤭🤭😝

[@slimfoodie9480]

The 930kg (2,050-pound) probe, which took hundreds of scientists and engineers nearly two decades to develop, will orbit Earth at 625km (450 miles) above the ground to accurately measure the location and energy of distant, violent explosions known as gamma-ray bursts.

[@ChangZhengHour]

First Chang’e-6 and now SVOM, China is making on record after another. One historic launch after another. Good to see cooperation with Europe.

[@PointOrView]

Can’t wait to see the first images.

[@josephguo6256]

not whole Europe as it is now controlled by EU. France will leave EU and NATO soon. see

[@kimduong2332]

@@josephguo6256 It is the very EU and Nato made France get backward.

[@outcastoffoolgara]

Congratulations to all for an excellent launch. It will be good to see the images when they are available.

[@user-on3ie9uv3x]

It's WIN-WIN,
It's not like we have to win, every game, or we'll sanction you.

[@rsyrsy8543]

Congratulations!

[@benshengju167]

Thanks for the background info about the scope!

[@PointOrView]

Any time! Thanks for your kind words

[@johnfeng4374]

Congratulations to both China and France for win-win cooperation of the cause of human-being!

[@ericliume]

Bravo!

[@longcimb]

Excellent. Cooperation benefits mankind.

[@dranzacspartan8002]

What, 5 years of fortnightly launches and NO Methane Gas leakage? USA launched their first Astronaut launch the other week, after 15 paying Russia and a South African to send their Astronauts to Russia's ISS and USA's rocket is stranded on Russia's ISS ... begging the South African Rocket to send his rock up to rescue their Astronauts.

[@JoseMaria-dj6pc]

And the South African President accept the request?

[@dranzacspartan8002]

@@JoseMaria-dj6pc What has Elon Musk (a South African International Entrepreneur) have anything to do with the South African President? Most ridiculous post, trying to make something out of nothing. It's like saying that Rupert Murdoch (an Aussie) has our Prime Ministers permission to do business with Fox News in USA?

[@dranzacspartan8002]

@@JoseMaria-dj6pc Oh, you're one of those that keep telling us that Elon Musk is American because he is given Tax Free rights to run his company in USA. Then in that case, Elon Musk is not South African, he must be Chinese, because his biggest production of Tesla EV's are in China. Hang on ... no ... Elon Musk is not South African ... he must be German, because he has MegaFactories in Germany. Then Again, he's not South African, he's an AUSSIE, because he built us the biggest Solar Generator farm in Australia.

[@kimduong2332]

@@dranzacspartan8002 Anyway, Elon Musk looks an Euro-Asian mixed-blood.

[@JoseMaria-dj6pc]

Why you not willing to post Rocket Lab's Electron rocket who launches regularly and instead only keep post China rockets????