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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shi Jian 4
Launched
February 8, 1994
Summary
Shi Jian 4 launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 8, 1994. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,879th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 3A flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Shi Jian 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, from February 16, 1994, was 198 × 36,158 km inclined 28.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3A · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 3A flightChina Aerospace Corporation's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,879th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 4 · NORAD 22996 · 1994-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SJ 4
- Object ID
- 1994-010A
- Epoch
- 1994-02-16 13:03:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25710527 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7324188
- Inclination
- 28.6053°
- Ascending node
- 253.2728°
- Arg. of perigee
- 184.6533°
- Mean anomaly
- 159.5407°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- -0.0045859
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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Shi Jian 4 · NORAD 22996 · in orbit
- Kua Fu 1 · NORAD 23009 · re-entered February 7, 2002
CZ-3A Y1 Stage 3 · re-entered January 1, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SJ 4 (Shi Jian 4) was a satellite to monitor the space radiation environment and its effects in an elliptical orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
4th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 12th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
413 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Shi Jian 4 launch?
Shi Jian 4 launched on February 8, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shi Jian 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shi Jian 4?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Shi Jian 4 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shi Jian 4 reach?
The tracked orbit of Shi Jian 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, from February 16, 1994, was 198 × 36,158 km inclined 28.6°.
How many satellites did Shi Jian 4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).