Long March 1 | Shijian 1
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry · Long March 1 · Launch Area 2A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 2nd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 1,191st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 3, 12:02 – Mar 3, 12:02 UTC
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Shijian 1
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.
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Pad — Launch Area 2A
Local pad time: Mar 3, 8:02 PM GMT+8
2 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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