Long March 1 | Shijian 1
Launch information
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Shi Jian 1 (SJ-1) was the second Chinese satellite. It was designed and built by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The 221 kg SJ-1 spacecraft was based on the DFH-1 satellite, from which it inherited the 1 m pressurized spherical structure, but it was powered by Silicon solar cells, which were mounted on 14 trapezoidal planes on the upper and lower hemispherical shells. Batteries and transmitters were housed in the pressurized compartment. SJ-1 was spin-stabilized.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 1 | Shijian 1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: March 3, 1971, 12:02 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Shijian 1 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry |
Rocket |
Long March 1 |
Location |
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
Launch Area 2A |
Type |
Technology |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#1191
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#2
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#2
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Orbital Launch
#20
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Location Launch
#1
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Pad Launch
#1
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Agency Launch
#1
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