China’s Long March 2D launches Kuafu-1 solar observatory, rocket sheds tiles

A Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory, nicknamed Kuafu-1, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia on Oct. 8, 2022. Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-launches-advanced-space-based-solar-observatory The 1,960-pound (888 kilograms) Kuafu-1 probe will use three instruments to study the sun's magnetic field, solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and more. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)