DAMPE Satellite Latest News
China’s DAMPE space telescope recently made an observation on the acceleration of cosmic rays, such as nuclei of hydrogen, helium, etc., and found that the intensity of the cosmic radiation decreases more rapidly upon reaching a specific high-energy threshold.
About DAMPE Satellite
- DAMPE (Dark Matter Particle Explorer), also known as “Wukong”, is China’s first astronomical satellite.
- It is a powerful space telescope for high-energy gamma-ray, electron, and cosmic ray detection.
- The satellite was launched into a polar, sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of 500 km on December 17, 2015.
- The main scientific objective of DAMPE is to measure electrons and photons with much higher energy resolution and energy reach than achievable with existing space experiments in order to identify possible dark matter signatures.
- It also has great potential in advancing the understanding of the origin and propagation mechanism of high-energy cosmic rays, as well as in new discoveries in high-energy gamma astronomy.
- Since its launch, DAMPE has recorded about 18.5 billion high-energy particle events.
Source: IS
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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