Status
Success
Shijian 4 & Kuafu-1
Launch Time
Tue Feb 08, 1994 08:33 UTC
Tue Feb 08, 1994 08:33 UTC
Maiden launch of the Long March 3A.
Rocket
Mission Details
Shijian 4
SJ 4 (Shi Jian 4) was a satellite to monitor the space radiation environment and its effects in an elliptical orbit.
SJ-4 was built by CAST (China Academy of Space Technology). The spin-stabilized spacecraft had a mass of 397 kg with a diameter of 1.6 m and a height of 2.1 m.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 397.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Kuafu-1
KF 1 (Kua Fu 1) was a mass model of the DFH-3 comsat launched on the maiden flight of the CZ-3A rocket.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
1994
11th orbital launch attempt
Long March 3
9th mission
1st mission of 1994
7th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission