Shijian 4 & Kuafu-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:33:53

Tuesday February 8, 1994

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Maiden launch of the Long March 3A.

Kuafu-1

Wiki

KF 1 (Kua Fu 1) was a mass model of the DFH-3 comsat launched on the maiden flight of the CZ-3A rocket.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Shijian 4

Wiki

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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

397 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Long March 3A

Active 1994 to 2018

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Manufacturer

CASC

Price

$69.70 million

Rocket

Height: 52.52m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 8,500 kg

GTO: 2,600 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 8.89m

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-2

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

18 days

Stats

Long March 3


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1994

1994


11th

Orbital launch attempt