Einstein Probe launch

A Long March-2C launch vehicle launched the Einstein Probe (EP) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 9 January 2024, at 07:03 UTC (15:03 local time). The Einstein Probe (爱因斯坦探针) is a collaboration led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), Germany. The Einstein Probe is equipped with a new generation of X-ray instruments with high sensitivity and a very wide view, designed to observe powerful blasts of X-ray light coming from neutron stars and black holes. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)/European Space Agency (ESA) #EinsteinProbe