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Shijian 1

NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1971-018A

Description

Shijian 1 was a Chinese experimental satellite launched on a LM-1 booster into a 265 x 1825 km orbit inclined at 69.8 deg. The mission was to broadcast stored messages. It broadcast messages for 12 days when the batteries apparently failed. Other reports claim the satellite operated for eight years. The satellite bus was similar to that of DFH-1, with the addition of solar cells. The satellite was launched from the Shwanf Chengtze Space Facility in northwest China.

Alternate Names

  • PRC 2
  • Chinese Satellite 2
  • 05007
  • SJ 1
  • Shijian1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1971-03-03
Launch Vehicle: Long March
Launch Site: Shuang Cheng-Tzu, Peoples Republic of China
Mass: 221 kg

Funding Agency

  • China National Space Administration (Peoples Republic of China)

Discipline

  • Space Physics

Additional Information

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