Long March 1 | Shijian 1

Launch information

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Mission description

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’.

Launch image 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

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Long March 1 | Shijian 1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
5007 SJ-1 LEO 69.79 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Long March 1 | Shijian 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1191

To this date

Location Launch

#2

To this date

Pad Launch

#2

To this date

Agency Launch

#2

To this date

Orbital Launch

#20

Year 1971

Location Launch

#1

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#1

Year 1971

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