SJ-1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite SJ-1 at a glance.

Uptime

3028

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SJ-1.

Object identification

Object name: SJ-1

International designator: 1971-018A

Object number (NORAD): 5007

Object ID (CCSDS): 5007

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Decay date: June 17, 1979

Inclination: 69.79 deg

Period: 87.5 minutes

Apoapsis: 162.0 km

Periapsis: 140.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite SJ-1 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

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.

SJ-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 1 | Shijian 1’, on board a Long March 1 space rocket.

The launch took place on March 3, 1971, 12:02 p.m. from Launch Area 2A.

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Launch to space Long March 1 | Shijian 1
Long March 1 | Shijian 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 3, 1971, 12:02 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 1

Launch pad: Launch Area 2A

Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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