2.4.1 spase://CNES/Observatory/CDPP-AMDA/DoubleStar1 DoubleStar 1 TanCe 1 2003-061A TC 1 2010-10-01T20:40:09Z Double Star 1 (also known as Tan Ce 1, and TC 1) is a Sino-European (CSNA-ESA) satellite that was launched by a Long March 2C/SM rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the Sichuan province of China (PRC) at 19:06 UT on 29 December 2003. The 330 kg, 260 W satellite is cylindrical, with a diameter of 2.1 m, a height of 1.4 m, and spins at a rate of 15 rpm. It carries eight instruments to probe Earth's magnetosphere, five from ESA and three from CNSA. (The ESA instruments are legacies from ESA's Cluster mission) spase://SMWG/Person/Christophe.Philippe.Escoubet ProjectScientist ESA Home page http://sci.esa.int/double-star/ Information about the Double Star mission NSSDC's Master Catalog http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2003-061A Information about the Double Star 1 mission spase://CNES/Observatory/CDPP-AMDA/DoubleStar Earth.Magnetosphere.Main Earth.Magnetosphere Earth.Magnetosphere.Magnetotail Earth.Magnetosheath 2003-12-29T19:06:00 2007-10-10T00:00:00