Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryFeng Bao 1Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B
Launched
September 19, 1981
Summary
Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B launched on a Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry Feng Bao 1 from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 19, 1981. It was Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 14th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,486th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Feng Bao 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Shi Jian 2B, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 239 × 1,638 km orbit inclined 59.6°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 8th Feng Bao 1 flight · 1st this yearSeventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 14th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,486th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 2B · NORAD 12842 · 1981-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-093A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-19 22:39:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.89169907 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0957
- Inclination
- 59.5713°
- Ascending node
- 272.3241°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.2188°
- Mean anomaly
- 222.699°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; none still in orbit
- Shi Jian 2B · NORAD 12842 · re-entered September 26, 1981
- Shi Jian 2A · NORAD 12843 · re-entered October 6, 1982
- Shi Jian 2 · NORAD 12845 · re-entered August 17, 1982
FB-1 XCZ-1-02? Stage 2 · re-entered April 10, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Three Chinese experimental satellites designed to study the micrometeoroids and debris environment in near-Earth space
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
12th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 14th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B launch?
Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B launched on September 19, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B?
Feng Bao 1, flown by Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry. Feng Bao 1 spec sheet
Where did Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B reach?
Shi Jian 2B, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 239 × 1,638 km orbit inclined 59.6°.
How many satellites did Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).